THE scary reality is that your car can attract lightning, especially when you are driving through a thunderstorm in a flat, open space, such as padi fields or areas without trees or buildings nearby. Is it true that your vehicle can protect you from lightning? Verdict: TRUE The good news is that being inside your car in such a scenario is safer than being outside of it - where you are exposed to the elements - as the car can offer you some measure of protection. The metal shell of your car channels the 300 million-odd lightning bolt around the exterior of the car and into the ground, says the Insurance Information Institute.

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