Hi all,
I've got a question about something that happened to me over the weekend. I was returning from the Oriole's game saturday night(what a letdown!). I was in the right lane getting ready to get on the I-95 onramp around the bend in the road. It was raining hard and I was going slow. Just as I turned the bend, I hit a deep pocket of water and at the same time my companion yelled 'Watch out!. I heard a thump and I asked "What?". She said I just hit a dangling power cable! Ok, so my question is if the power cable was live would I still be safe?


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2000 F-150 4.6l XLT extended cab short-bed Island Blue. Built 1/03/00 Delivered 1/15/00
Hard Tonneau lid by Jason Industries.
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Safe, unless you touch a metal part on your truck and the ground at the same time ie: getting out.

Electricity will always look for the shortest way to the ground. If a powerline is touching the body of your truck, and you are in the box, then you will not be shocked. Sort of like a bird on the power lines (they don't get fried). But if you take one foot and land it on the ground than ZAP! your toast!!!

But I would stay away from downed powerlines... Play it safe and live to play another day!!!!!!!!!1

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Formerly known as 4byFord

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1997 F150 4x4 XLT with ORP 4.2L V6 and 5-speed manual.

 

Have to love those Baltimore Roads. . .

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2000 F-150 XLT Supercab Wedgewood Blue

• 2WD w/ 3.55 Limited Slip
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