When a thunderstorm strikes, we will follow the principle of seeing and hearing: When lightning occurs, we often see a flash of lightning somewhere in the sky, followed by thunder. If the time between lightning and hearing thunder is shorter, the lightning will appear closer to us, meaning the danger level increases. At that time, we need to quickly find a way to avoid lightning.
You can divide the estimated time by 3 to calculate the distance to the lightning. For example, if you count 3 seconds, the lightning is 3/3 = 1km from where you are standing. If the counted time is less than 30 seconds, you are already in the lightning's line of sight and must be careful.
Absolutely do not use tall trees as shelter from the rain, avoid higher areas around, stay away from metal objects such as bicycles, motorbikes, iron fences - even the tripod you wear on your back can be dangerous because it becomes a lightning rod.
In particular, avoid making phone calls during thunderstorms
Try to find a dry place, if there are taller trees around, find the lowest place to take shelter. Make sure your body is in the lowest position - arms around your neck, the less contact you have with the ground the better. If possible, stand on your tiptoes but do not lie down on the ground.
If you feel your hair standing up, like the feeling of electricity when touching your hand in front of the TV, it means you could be struck by lightning at any time. At that time, you need to immediately bend down and cover your ears, do not lie down or put your hands on the ground.
In case you are driving a motorbike on a pass, you need to quickly find and stop the vehicle on the positive slope with stone or concrete inlays: the top of the slope and the outer edge of the road will attract lightning more easily than the negative slope corner where you are temporarily taking shelter. Do not take shelter in drainage ditches because you may be swept away by floodwaters, although this is a good place to avoid lightning.
In particular, do not stand in large groups of people close together, as it is easy to attract lightning. Raincoats or plastic helmets are quite good insulators if you cover and wear them.
If you are in a car, bus, train or high-speed train: when encountering lightning, absolutely avoid leaning out the window, do not touch the metal shell of the object you are in. In the iron frame, you will be absolutely safe.