Downed Power Line Safety: Lines on Your Vehicle

[@chaseme81871]

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?

[@pepsicola6951]

No, must continue on till you reach San Pedro;

[@chrisforkan2090]

@@pepsicola6951 now ur just back tracing

[@daveyt4802]

Hoping? 30 feet dude. 🙄

[@MAXIMUSMINIMALIST]

Well you lucked out because now you're in a state that isn't full of moron traitors so stay there unless you're one too.

[@finnythao1548]

so you decided to say this comments sarcastically?

[@MandyVanHook]

He ain't no Stephen Stonebanks!

[@drilltok7838]

Why do we not get taught this at school

[@anyvideo8876]

Exactly! This can happen to anyone

[@bannedwagoner69]

Because the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Duh. It’s lifesaving stuff they’re busy teaching us! Not this trivial nonsense!!!

[@lucky1u]

I was taught about conducting and how rubber is a nonconductor so stay in your car on rubber tires. They didn't mention the car catching on fire thing 😮

[@licensed_beheader]

​@@lucky1uHigh voltage can bypass rubber.

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

To keep the population under control.

[@1viggen007]

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

[@ariellemasters954]

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.

[@Peppermint1]

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

[@Countryboy78]

If the car is still drivable can you back up

[@KLil37]

Probably not a good idea

[@notme_1128]

Definately not a good idea to start the engine 💀

[@tjmanahan9291]

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

[@shirhanousmand7921]

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

[@promchick101]

They say imitation is the best flattery..

[@pepsicola6951]

Kid what ru talkn of

[@kewlnes987]

@@pepsicola6951 I didn't get his comment either at first then I found out puget sound energy company did a video like this a year before this one was uploaded

[@pepsicola6951]

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

[@onelovehypnotic]

Real video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmmoqYV3p79pb68

[@brianreilly9117]

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?

[@ExperimentalFun]

The lines might not even have power for all you know, Either way you won't know if its safe or not, but if your cars on fire then I wouldn't stick around.

[@charlessmith263]

@@ExperimentalFun Assume the lines are energized whether it is raining or not, so whether or not it rains, still jump out but NEVER JUMP AND LAND WITH ANY PART OF THE BODY ON THE VEHICLE AFTER THE LAND - AT ALL! Otherwise you will face a touch potential electrocution and you could be dead. Land on both feet, and when you land, keep the legs together. Then shuffle until you reach past the 35-feet radius zone where you are in the risk of getting shocked. Once past 35 feet after you shuffle, you can separate feet - BUT NOT UNTIL THEN! Any impatience at that point will get you shocked too.

[@pepsicola6951]

@@charlessmith263 thanks so much kind good samaritan; needed these tips

[@hadi174]

@@charlessmith263 what is the science behind keeping the feet together? A little insight would be very interesting.

[@JpForrReal]

@@hadi174 When power lines are downed and live wires touch the ground, electricity is sent through the ground in every direction and the voltage decreases the further away you are. By taking a significant step, your back foot will have a higher voltage than your front foot. Currents travel from high to low voltage through the path of least resistance. Since humans are good conductors of electricity, this means that you are the path of least resistance and that spells bad news. Taking a significant step, you will complete a circuit with a terrifyingly large voltage and you will likely die. Shuffling keeps your feet at similar voltages and until you can reach a safe distance.

[@magicmulder]

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

[@Mau365PP]

Yeah but if you fall down you are dead

[@Maltese280zx]

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

[@edictzero]

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

[@SuperRoseknows]

Did everything end up okay?

[@michelenelson2446]

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?

[@milesb4231]

Yeah it’s life and death and no one will remember this

[@jasonengelage2907]

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

[@notme_1128]

It is risky as starting your engine again could start a fire

[@daveyt4802]

Good to know!

[@camleyactivetrickshots1093]

why does he look like he is constipated the whole video

[@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....)

[@philippe5249]

Why not jump insteand of shuffle?

[@Jackie-ff4ul]

Philippe52 If you jump instead of shuffling, you will most likely lose your balance.

[@charlessmith263]

@@Jackie-ff4ul And if you lose your balance, you will likely be electrocuted.

[@pepsicola6951]

U inevitably will get a one time shock; the end..

[@arnaldogonzalez1]

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

[@JpForrReal]

Because most people will never hit a power line in their lifetime

[@DragonKingBooker]

Hey class

[@bdot02]

What if you can still reverse away from the lines?

[@nethacker91]

bdot02 The lines may not be ruptured but reversing might do that and cause your vehicle to become energized.

[@BankRoll505]

A vehicle has "rubber tires" thus not being abble to ground and completing the circuit.

[@AMF83]

What if you fall while shuffling?

[@Mirandorl]

Ded

[@magicmulder]

As long as you don’t just touch the ground with two parts of the body too much apart, you should be fine.