H explained on 30-04-2005 :
Work, I doubt, except for in wet weather. But in wet weather there is usually not much static about. They started with dangling a length of small link chain from the body work down to the road. Then sold as they were supposed to help prevent car sickness ;-)
Actually it is not the car giving you a shock, but you giving the car a shock. You slide off an insulated seat made of man made fibres, wearing man made shoes, opening the door with a plastic handle. You then get out and touch the metal body for the first time and zap.
Another point is that tyres contain a certain amount of carbon aimed to dissipate any build up of static in the body and giving the tyre its black colour, so not really much point in adding a rubber conductive strip.
If you want to avoid the zaps, then the best way is to not touch it with a finger tip, but with the flat of your hand. It is just the dissipation over a small area of your body, which makes it noticeable.
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Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L)
