Originally Posted by
GordonR_Cape
On another forum there are those insisting that there is a new wire. It is not clear who to believe, in the absence of factual evidence, such as damage to the existing powerlines.
After watching the dashcam video full screen on a desktop monitor, it is obvious that at 00:30 there are broken powerlines lying in the road (this was not clear from the audio comments). The location of those broken cables matches the exact position of the long-existing cables, as shown on Google Street View. Those suggesting there are new cables, are clutching at straws IMO.
Edit: After posting, it occurred to me that the presence of an existing set of high voltage powerlines reduces the likelihood of new wires close to zero, since it would be bad practice to overlap cables, if at all.