True or false, if u are in a car it's unlikely that u'll get struck by lightning not cuz of rubber on tires???

Question

True or false, if u are in a car it's unlikely that u'll get struck by lightning not cuz of rubber on tires???

Answer 1

The rubber in the tires protects you from lightning.

Answer 2

you will not get struck by lightning because there is rubber and lighting hates rubber so it wont go near it

Answer 3

Thats right the rubber grounds the lightning

Answer 4

False, the metal frame around you redirects the lightning around you instead of through you and tires have nothing to do with it. You're not less likely to get struck.

Answer 5

Most people believe the rubber tires on a car are what protect a passenger during a lightning strike. Ironically, it’s not the rubber tires of the car, but the conductive metal framing which protects the vehicle occupants.

  The truth is, the rubber tires don’t deter lightning in the least bit. By the time a lightning bolt reaches your car, it has been traveling for miles and miles through the air which is many orders of magnitude more resistant than a few inches of rubber. So if the lightning bolt can overcome the resistance of air, it can easily overcome the resistance of a rubber tire.

Answer 6

Rubber tires DO NOT protect you from lightning strikes. There are a number of factors that determine whether your car will be struck, and if struck, whether the occupants will be harmed.

Answer 7

the tires protect you

Answer 8

its not the tires, its the Faraday Cage effect.