So what do we do about thunderstorms?

[shootingstar]

If I can I try avoid riding during a thunderstorm. I've had some scary experiences: bike touring in the middle of nowhere on a highway. We managed to get into a bus shelter and within 1 min. the thunder tore through and rain super hard. To me, that's really scary stuff. Or stop and take refuge somewhere. But hard when in the middle of park area with trees, etc. Yea, some trees in my neighbourhood have been split asunder by lightning by the bike path.

If it continues while I'm still at work, I try to wait it out...in our area, thunderstorms are short...but sometimes we can get hail, which is damaging and it can hurt you abit.

Or I simply leave the bike locked up in employee cage area and take transit home. Or if I can take bike onto transit train if time period allows me.

I tolerate getting quite wet in rain. I've cycled for 4-5 hrs. straight in bike tours in steady rain. I just dislike thunder/lightning near by while I'm biking. And today....I skeedaddled over half broken road from grocery store..when it turned dark grey skies. I didn't want to get my jumbo box of cornflakes wet.... 5 min. at home, then the sky opened up with rain.

I'm one of those people who don't find it that thrilling when lying in bed and the thunder is super loud for awhile. Whereas others are attracted to the cacophony.