If you have to get out of your car because of a life threatening situation, jump out with both feet together, making sure that you are not touching any part of the vehicle when your feet hit the ground. Power lines are insulated. Ninety percent of outside power lines are not insulated. No line is safe to touch, ever. Only high voltage is dangerous.
Voltage is the pressure that pushes electricity along, like water though a hose.
When a wire falls to the ground, it automatically shuts off. Often when a wire falls to the ground, it falls on materials that are poor conductors like snow, asphalt or ledge. When this happens, our distribution system sees increased request for electricity. Our system can't distinguish between an increase in request for electricity caused by a break in the line or because many people in one area are coming home from work and turning on their electrical appliances. If this doesn't happen because the wire has fallen on a poor conductor, our line will remain energized.