What if a vehicle is struck by lightning?

Question

Will the passenger die? For ex. in a bus? in a sedan? in an SUV? What will happen?!

I was imagining this because when I was in a bus, it was raining hard. There were flashes of lightning and it is scary. I had this thought for quite some time now. What will happen if it hits us? The vehicle that I was in? Are cars lightning proof? What cars are lightning proof? Overall this is about vehicles and lightning -- its protection against it maybe? Thanks.thanks

Answer 1

Although the vehicle may suffer some damage,   particularly to electronic parts,  you should not be affected.   Your vehicle will conduct the charge around you.  

Just as a bird or squrrel can run or sit on a power line without harm,  you are not completing the circuit sitting in a car.    BUT  NEVER GET OUT OF A CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR IF THERE ARE POWER LINES LAYING ACROSS THE VEHICLE.     Your body will complete the circuit as the car is insulated from the ground by the tires.

Answer 2

No, the tires help from proventing it happening too

Answer 3

see for yourself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUUOdO6eE...

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

There are a lot of factors involved in a valid answer. Is the car metal or fiberglass? Wet or dry?

In most cases, in a metal vehicle the charge is conducted over the car's surface, turning it into a Faraday cage, safe for occupants who do not contact the outside. (Hands in lap, roll up the windows.)

There's an excellent, understandable page about this here:

http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/...