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Well, hopefully if you're insulated well enough, the car WOULDN'T get hit by lightning. So, I guess the answer is no? The common thought though is that the tires are insulators, in that they don't effectively conduct electricity. However, whether or not this will keep the car from being struck as part of a lightning bolt, I'm not sure. If it's sufficiently humid out, I'm wondering if that would provide a sufficent medium for lightning to arc down to the car, and from the car rather than conducting through the tires, arc between the chassis and the ground? Maybe if you're the only thing around on a flat/level stretch of road, and there's a thunderstorm overhead? It might hit the car and arc. Of course that would mean that the car and the air are the conductor and not YOU, thankfully. ;o) But I really don't know enough about electricity to know if that's a viable answer? But theoreticallt the tires are an insulator, so since they're cont cinductive, the electricity would have to find some other route to ground. You definitely don't want to get out of the car, though Because if the car is charged, and you get out, most likely you'll be touching the ground at the same time you're touching the car, and the water in your body is a darn good conductor. So, YOU'D be the route to ground, and the electricity would be transferred from the car THROUGH YOU to the ground. Not a pretty picture. But yeah, the best advicec is if there's lightning around or if an electric power line falls on your car, DO NOT get out.
A snaffle bit can be used for both english and western. If that is the bit that is working for you then go ahead and put it on your new bridle. Just make sure your bridle is adjusted properly and the bit is suitable for the type of riding you want to do. Hope this helps!
