Downed Power Line Safety: Lines on Your Vehicle

Do you know what to do if downed power lines fall on your car? Follow these tips to protect yourself and potentially save your life.

[viggen]

Good video. I first thought his apple phone battery was smoking.

[drilltok]

Why do we not get taught this at school

[chaseme]

I was told at my old job to take small hops, but they never told me when to stop. i encountered a downed line and now i am missouri. I live in california. can i stop hoping now?

[ariellemasters]

Very helpful! Don't think I've seen a PSA about this before; just mentions in various places to avoid downed power lines and confirmation of this in the movie The Ice Storm.

[pepsicola]

Ty so much for mentioning the good samaritans who will want to come offer their help; we good samaritans are everywhere and we see it as a duty to help

[Peppermint]

Not bad but DON'T spread your arms like this, you will touch the door frame by accident. Sit with both feet on the door frame, make sure your head is outside the car, open door wide, jump both feet as same time away from any car part and when you land, make sure you don't list back and touch the car by accident. Once out, don't touch anything on car or inside the car. If you have kids dogs or a baby make them exit this way before you exit yourself, move to their place and have them exit carefully without touching them while they exit. And don't jump into a water puddle, the water may splash the car

[promchick]

They say imitation is the best flattery..

[shirhanousmand]

Instead of moving like that how about hopping on one foot?

[brianreilly]

If there was say a puddle at the door or it was raining out, would it still be safe to jump out and shuffle? or would that be suicide?

[Countryboy]

If the car is still drivable can you back up

[edictzero]

Me watching 2 unskippable ads in my smoking car 🔥😕🔥

[tjmanahan]

But this happened in an ice storm so therefore you jump out of the car you slip instantly onto the ground your dead if you jump out of the car when it’s icy and slippery you’re better off staying in the car and hoping your car don’t start on fire I’m sure you will be OK

[arnaldogonzalez]

So why isn't this information on the driver's handbook?

[Maltesezx]

Well, if you jump you've got ONE chance to, as they say in gymnastics, stick the landing.

[michelenelson]

What if you have a baby in a couple of toddlers in the car with you, and the car starts smoking? Jump with your babies in your arms?

[jasonengelage]

Why do you not want to drive over a downed wire?

[magicmulder]

Or you can bunny hop. May get you out of the danger zone more quickly.

[bdot]

What if you can still reverse away from the lines?

[WhollySchiit]

Are there anyone actually survived by jumping out of the car and shuffle their feet to get away from the site? Or is it just a theory that no one has ever tested to make people less panic and try to get themselves killed for big corps to take advantage when it comes to a some kind of insurance claim? (Insurance: Well, your husband failed landing on both of his feet so he got electrocuted....)

[camleyactivetrickshots]

why does he look like he is constipated the whole video