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Don Ocean wrote:
Gymmie Bob wrote:
It's usually the clothes, seat material combination, no the
static
buildup
of tires This doesn't happen with radials, so I''m told. It
happenned a lot
with bias ply tires.

Nope... It had to do with the seat covers and fabric.. Nylon
was
quite popular. Your car chasis is isolated from ground-Ground.
In
other
words your frame floats to any electrical level the environment
allows
it to. So grounding it to the road alleviates the problem..
Give
it
a try.. Tires really don't have any function in this other
then
insulating you from the ground. Have you ever heard of a
vehicle
being
struck by lightning?

Myth: Cars are safe from lightning because the rubber tires
insulate
them from the ground.

Truth: Rubber tires provide no protection from lightning.
Cars are safe because of their metal shell and steel
frame. Convertibles are not safe.

And hardly anyone gets struck by lightning in a convertible.

Hardly anyone follows your advice, ******.

Plenty do. And those who ride bikes and motorbikes do in spades.

There you have it folks, the "expert" has spoken.

Anyone with a clue has noticed plenty continuing to ride their bikes
and motorbikes every day and how few ever get struck by lightning.

And how few furiously knock on the windows of cars
to be allowed into the 'faraday cage' in spades.