Do rubber tires have anything to do with protection from lightning?

Subject: Do rubber tires have anything to do with protection from lightning?

Date: Mon Jun 14 20:29:09 1999
Posted by Angela Brock
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Model High School
City: Rome State/Province: GA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 929410149.Ph

Message:


I have always heard that in a thunderstorm it is safest to be in 
a car if you can't get in a house.  Does this have absolutely 
anything to do with rubber tires or is it only because of the 
metal frame?

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