If you step out from a vehicle in contact with live electrical wires, you could be seriously injured or killed when your feet touch the ground — even if you’re wearing rubber boots. Should your vehicle ever be in contact with electrical wires:
- Stay inside and try to drive away from the wires.
- If you cannot free your vehicle from the wires, turn on your hazard lights, move off the road as far as you can and remain inside. Warn potential rescuers to stay away from the vehicle and the wires and ask them to contact the police.
- If your vehicle is on fire and you must leave it, only do so by jumping out so as not to come in contact with both the vehicle and the ground at the same time. Also make sure to jump free of any wires.