Originally Posted by
flangehead
I am 10 times more allergic to lightning. That may be due to decades of exposure on Tornado Alley.....
We all live making calls based on our experience and worldview.
I've a lifetime of road riding, in all kinds of conditions. If folks were betting on how I were going to die, the smart money would be on MVA, not lightening.
Also keep in mind that I live and mostly ride in the east, which is very different than the plains states. I'm generally surrounded by taller stuff and often have phone and/or power lines above to provide better grounds than me.
Also, dry lightening is rare here, so odds are I'll be wet when there's lightening, and that makes a big difference in potential outcomes.