During these sessions, we often hear members of our audience offer electrical safety advice that isn't correct. Often these misconceptions mean that people have false perceptions about when they are, or aren't safe around electricity. To help ensure the safety of you and your family, we have listed some of the more common misconceptions that we have heard. Take the time to review them. It might save your life.
Tires are electrical insulators.
Tires are electrical conductors, not insulators. It is true that you are safe in your vehicle when a live wire falls on it. But that's because electricity always seeks the easiest path to the ground. As long as we do not provide a path to the ground through our body the electricity will not enter it. 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.