Tips on avoiding lightning strikes
- Seek shelter in a building or car.
- If you are in an open area, take cover in a low-lying area such as a ravine or under a thick growth of small trees in a forest.
- Head for shore if you are in open water.
- Do not ride on a bicycle, motorcycle or golf cart.
- If you are on a golf course and there are no shelters nearby, put down your clubs, take off your spiked shoes and crouch into a ball on the ground.
- Do not use the telephone, electric and electronic equipment.
- Do not stand under tall trees.
- Keep away from wire fences or metal objects.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
