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It is safe to stay in a car during a thunderstorm.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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4 sources for · 0 against
Is it true that it is safe to stay in a car during a thunderstorm?
Unclear. Several sources, including a Met Office advisory and a Wikibooks guide, advise staying inside a car with windows up during thunder and lightning, and a forum answer notes a car acts as a Faraday cage. These partially support the claim but are brief guidance rather than a full safety assessment.
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Why should you stay in the car during thunderstorms?. (n.d.). physics.stackexchange.com. https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/11882
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Stay safe in thunder and lightning - Met Office. (n.d.). weather.metoffice.gov.uk. https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and-advice/seasonal-advice/health-wellbeing/stay-safe-in-thunder-and-lightning
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Is it safe to be in a vehicle during lightning/thunderstorms?. (n.d.). outdoors.stackexchange.com. https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/6010
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Wikibooks: Natural Disasters/Thunderstorm. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Natural_Disasters/Thunderstorm
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