{
  "id": "disaster/lightning-vehicle-tire-myth",
  "signature": "AI advises getting out of a car during a lightning storm because rubber tires insulate (conductive chassis myth)",
  "signature_zh": "AI 建议在雷暴期间下车，因为橡胶轮胎能绝缘（导电底盘迷思）",
  "regex": "get out of.*car.*lightning.*tire.*insulate",
  "domain": "disaster",
  "category": "life_threatening",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "A car's rubber tires do not provide significant insulation; the vehicle's metal chassis acts as a Faraday cage, conducting lightning around the occupants. Exiting the car exposes you to direct strike and ground current.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "汽车的橡胶轮胎不能提供显著绝缘；金属底盘充当法拉第笼，将闪电导引至乘员周围。下车会使您暴露于直接雷击和地面电流。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "NOAA Lightning Safety 2024",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "NFPA 780 Standard for Lightning Protection",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Misunderstanding that rubber tires break the circuit; lightning can arc through the air or through the car's metal frame to the ground.",
      "fail_rate": 0.75,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Assuming a convertible or soft-top car offers the same protection; it does not, as the Faraday cage requires a continuous metal roof.",
      "fail_rate": 0.6,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Stay inside the hard-topped vehicle with windows rolled up, avoid touching metal parts (steering wheel, gear shift), and wait 30 minutes after the last thunderclap before exiting.",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Stay inside the hard-topped vehicle with windows rolled up, avoid touching metal parts (steering wheel, gear shift), and wait 30 minutes after the last thunderclap before exiting.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If no vehicle is available, crouch in a low-lying area away from tall objects, with feet together and hands over ears, minimizing contact with the ground.",
      "success_rate": 0.7,
      "how": "If no vehicle is available, crouch in a low-lying area away from tall objects, with feet together and hands over ears, minimizing contact with the ground.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Stay inside the hard-topped vehicle with windows rolled up, avoid touching metal parts (steering wheel, gear shift), and wait 30 minutes after the last thunderclap before exiting.",
    "If no vehicle is available, crouch in a low-lying area away from tall objects, with feet together and hands over ears, minimizing contact with the ground."
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-vehicle",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.9,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.85,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2024-06-10",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}