Lightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains, and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?

L ightning strikes are some of the most awesome demonstrations of power on Earth. We’ve all seen trees, mountains, and skyscrapers struck. But if a car is struck by lightning, then what happens?

As demonstrated by St. Val’s experience, cars are a relatively safe place during a storm, some experts say. “When lightning strikes a car, the frame causes the lightning to go around ...

Lightning disabling a car is the least that can happen. In a memorable stunt on Top Gear , former host Richard Hammond tested a Volkswagen Golf's ability to withstand a lightning strike.

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Lightning strikes car, burns electrical system. by BROOKE THIBODAUX. Thu, May 4th 2017 at 10:55 PM. Updated Thu, May 4th 2017 at 8:56 AM. Natalie Fulcher's dash camera caught the lightning strike ...

While death by lightning strike is comparatively rare, it is not unheard of. Worldwide, lightning strikes kill approximately 24,000 people and injure 240,000 people annually.

It was an incredibly close call for a driver and his passenger as lightning nearly struck their vehicle. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast Welcome, Mickey ...

Claim: Rubber tires protect a car's inhabitants during lightning strikes. FALSE: Example: [Collected via e-mail, May 2002] ...

On top of a Swiss mountain, a car-sized laser has helped guide lightning from the sky to the ground. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd ...

Lightning strike incidents across the country Earlier this week, a 17-year-old survived a lightning strike that came "straight through a tree" in Altamonte Springs, Florida, per local reports.