Originally Posted By: Susan
I stay far from all downed lines, but is there a simple way to tell the difference between a power line and a phone line? From a distance?


Send in an attorney to test it.

All joking aside, a phone line can be energized with dangerous current if one end of it fell onto a power line or if a power line fell onto it. While energized lines often dance and spark, they don't always. Your best move is to treat all downed lines as energized and call 911.