TallRider Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) Could this be the answer to the helmet debate, or just add fuel to the fire . . . from King 5 television yesterday . . . A motorcycle rider survived after being struck by lightning on Interstate 5 near Centralia Thursday morning, then kept riding down the freeway.It happened around 9:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes at milepost 76, but the rider kept going for another four miles before meeting up with paramedics.Trooper Will Finn said the lightning strike blew out the padding inside the rider’s helmet. A woman who saw the lightning hit the man called 911 to get him a paramedic. "He's concious, he's breathing OK but he's almost ready to pass out. He is not steady on his feet at all," the witness told the 911 operator. She said the side of his head was burned. The woman said the rider appeared to be in his late 50s or early 60s.The rider was taken to Centralia Hospital. His official condition was not released, but the Trooper Finn tweeted that he is “doing well.” www.king5.com/news/local/Motorcycle-rider-struck-by-lightning-on-I-5-222550991.html Edited September 6, 2013 by TallRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Resort Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 The answer? What's the question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian T Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Not sure what you mean. The helmet helped or hurt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickkciR Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Moral of the story ... don't ride with a solid metal helmet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Whiskers Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 http://www.king5.com/video?id=222682481&sec=548902&ref=rcvidmod http://www.king5.com/news/Motorcycle-rider-lightning-intensive-care-222682481.html I'm sure metal helmets are perfectly safe if grounded properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallRider Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 What's the difference between a duck? 'Cause one leg is both the same. Who's on first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianTrue Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 The lightning knocked him for a loop, he stopped after he was hit and soon after asked people who had also stopped to help him, Why did I stop? Maybe his steel belted radials are worn too thin and the steel belting is touching the asphalt lol. Good thing is he is doing ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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