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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
Actually, dropping to the ground might help, but only because lightening will generally strike the highest path to earth -- which is why it isn't safe to try to hide under a tree. I suppose that dropping to the ground could make you "lower" than something else that might be close by. You should stay away from high places -- like mountain cliffs or high hills, and off flat places like golf courses where you might be the highest thing in the immediate area.
What it really comes down to is you're probably safer in a house or car.
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Not necessarily Delta.
I was at a horse riding competition one time and lightening hit our truck. Luckly no-one was inside or any horses were tied to the truck at the time, but it wreaked every single circuit in the vehicle and left a nice big charred mark on the roof of the truck.
