I live on one of those roads. The trees are all massive old oaks and within feet of the power lines. Surprisingly, I've only lost power once in the 8 years I've lived on this road. My theory is that since it's all woods and no open area, the wind isn't as strong and mostly goes over the tops of the trees. I used to live a town over on the edge of a field and the wind coming off the field was intense and we'd see pines knocked down all the time