Is a person safe under a car during thunder and lightning?

Faraday cage! The answer is in the Faraday cage that a car with a metal body does: it leads electricity only outside it. The safest place then is, inside the car, as Andrew writes. If you wonder about an aircraft, it is the same; its metallic fuselage will protect you from the lightning. read more

The shelter under a car is the last resort the very last resort . Getting in a car is the better choice . If the storm is an electrical storm and lightning is popin all around you then get to the ground . Big hail storms are another thing to be careful with and then you might want to crawl under a car . read more

Some people may think that the rubber tires on a car help protect a driver and occupants from a lightning strike, but it is a myth. read more

Rubber tires aren't why you're safe in a car during a lightning storm. In strong electric fields, rubber tires actually become more conductive than insulating. You're safe in a car because the lightning will travel around the surface of the vehicle and then go to ground. read more