Well, if you can find it on the new, "improved" national website (hint: I
can't,) there was an issue in the last couple years of the Solo Safety Belt
publication for safety stewards about the issue of lightning safety.
Many safety specialists teach, "If you can see it, flee it. If you can hear
it, fear it." I think that's good advice. You should also wait 30 minutes
after hearing the last thunder or seeing the last flash before resuming
outside activities. Some links, in no particular order:
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/
http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls.html
http://www.weather.com/safeside/lightning/
http://www.lightningstorm.com/tux/jsp/discover/safety/index.jsp
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/thunderstorms/thunderf.shtm
At an otherwise well-run autocross, ignorance of the dangers of electrical
storms could be the most dangerous factor at an event.
Chuck Schultz
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Guy Schalnat
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 9:08 PM
To: autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Thunder and Lightning
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I mean, I understand wanting to get things
finished, but I don't know about putting lives in
danger. Lightning kills a suprisingly high number
of people each year, I don't want to be one of
them.
-Guy
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