About lightening?

Question

If your driving down the road and the car gets struck by lightening will you the passenger be electrocuted also?

And if not then why?

I love storms by the way and am fascinated by them.

Answer 1

No, the tyres are made of rubber and the shell of the car is made of metal, the electric flows around the outside of the car and to the earth, if you were to touch the shell of the car maybe you'd get a shock.

Answer 2

The likelihood is that neither of you would get electrocuted.  The metallic frame of the car would conduct the charge safely around you.  This is assuming you are not driving in a convertible with the top down, or have one's arms hanging out the window.

Answer 3

Well the odds of being electrocuted by lighting are very slim to none. Usually, when a car gets hit by lightning, the tires will be able to ground the discharge. However, there is always that chance that the discharge may not ground, and it might flow inside  the car, or it can cause something in the car to catch fire, but I have never heard of such as a case.

Answer 4

No, the tires are made of rubber and the shell of the car and if your not touching metal , the electric flows around the outside of the car and to the earth, if you were to touch the shell of the car you will get shocked