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re: Do tires insulate my car from a fallen electrical wire?
Posted on 6/11/15 at 9:40 am to YouAre8Up
Posted on 6/11/15 at 9:40 am to YouAre8Up
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by YouAre8Up
It is a myth that the tires protect you – the metal of your car conducts electricity around you, as if you are a bird sitting on a power line.
Had a neighbor that has his combine hit a power line. The combine driver knew he was touching the line so he starts to back up. Guy in the grain truck jumps out of truck runs over to the combine and grabs the ladder. The electricity went through him and exited his hip taking the rest of his leg with it.
So yes tires do insulate you until you step out.
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