This week marks National Teen Driver Safety Week. Ameren Illinois is putting out guidance on what to do if a downed power line lands on your vehicle and what you can do to keep yourself safe. Brian Bretsch, spokesperson for Ameren, says it is important for new drivers to know what to do in a downed line. 

Bretsch says a concern is that when you look at lines above a road, most people do not know the difference between a power line, phone line, or utility line which is why he says you should always treat a line as energized. 

Bretsch says the safest thing to do if a power line lands on your car is to stay in your vehicle. 

You should also know many things about the energized zone and how to avoid it.

Finally, Bretsch talks a little about the safe steps to take if your vehicle is on fire.

Watch this video here to find out more information. 

Find out more also by downloading this infographic and this glovebox card.