Fatal power line accident in Hawaiian Beaches

[kander]

Just in case you have never been told, Never leave the vehicle or machinery when charged with live downed wires. Maybe this is not taught in drivers ed everywhere.

[TomK]

Just in case you have never been told, Never leave the vehicle or machinery when charged with live downed wires. Maybe this is not taught in drivers ed everywhere.

Even if your car is on fire?

[Durian Fiend]

Just in case you have never been told, Never leave the vehicle or machinery when charged with live downed wires. Maybe this is not taught in drivers ed everywhere.

Even if your car is on fire?

Sounds complicated.  Good luck!

"What to do if there’s a secondary emergency and you need to exit your car

1. Prepare for your escape. Never touch your car and the ground at the same time. Doing so could turn your body into an electrical conductor and could kill you. Remove loose clothing, open your car door, step onto the frame of the car with your feet close together and tuck your hands and elbows into your chest and stomach.
   
   
   
   
2. Jump out of the car with your feet together. Imagine you’re diving into a pool feet first and trying to make as small a splash as possible, jumping as far away as possible. Know your limitations and don’t jump too far, or in a way that could cause you to lose control of your body.
   
   • Keeping your feet as close as possible when you jump is more important than how far you jump. If your feet are apart from each other, electricity could travel through your body.
     
3. Shuffle or hop to safety. Again, the goal is to prevent your body from becoming an electrical circuit, allowing electricity to pass through it. Shuffle your feet in slow and short strides – or hop with your feet together – until you’re at least 20 feet away from the wire."
   

[kander]

Just in case you have never been told, Never leave the vehicle or machinery when charged with live downed wires. Maybe this is not taught in drivers ed everywhere.

Even if your car is on fire?

It seems the article said it was the woman that caught fire after exiting the vehicle. Which is a horrific. The truck looked like it had not caught fire. Im sure there was a lot of panic involved.
The power lines are supposed to trip when presented with a short. it appears that didnt happen either.