Special Paint Intended to Cut Electrocution Risk

From time to time we read about a dog electrocuted on the sidewalk, or a person getting an electric shock from a light pole. Dogs may be killed; pedestrians seriously injured. These are usually due to the age of the wires or broken ground wires.

Now it seems that the City of New York will be painting its lamp poles with a special nonconductive paint that it believes will lower the risk of stray voltage injuring or killing people or dogs.  So will this prevent these injuries?

Commentary: Seems to me the problem is bigger than just a coat of special paint. I believe that the age of the wires and lack of maintenance is behind a lot of these accidents. Also, if Con Edison supplies the power, why is the City of New York (us taxpayers) paying for corrective measures?

Seems to me the problem is bigger than just a coat of special paint. I believe that the age of the wires and lack of maintenance is behind a lot of these accidents. Also, if Con Edison supplies the power, why is the City of New York (us taxpayers) paying for corrective measures?

From: Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx)

Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx)