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Strong appeals for a suicide barrier, fence, or other preventive measures were raised again by a group of psychiatry professionals, suicide barrier consultants, and families of jumpers beginning in January 2005. These efforts were given momentum by two films dealing with the topic of suicide and the Golden Gate Bridge.
The suicide barrier, referred to as "the net," now spans the entire 1.7-miles of the bridge on both its east and west sides, securing approximately 95% of the bridge, while in the remaining ...
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) speaks at an event July 15, 2024, to commemorate the completion of the suicide deterrent system on the Golden Gate Bridge, also known as the net.
A suicide barrier is a structure intended to deter people from attempting suicide by deliberately jumping from a high place on a structure. Suicide barriers often consist of nets, [2] metal screening, and fencing. [3] Suicide barriers may be placed on tall bridges (such as those deemed "suicide bridges"), observation decks, and other tall ...
In March 2005, San Francisco supervisor Tom Ammiano proposed funding a study on erecting a suicide barrier on the bridge. [45] [1] In June 2014, a suicide barrier was approved for the Golden Gate Bridge. [46] Barrier construction began in 2017 and was expected to be completed by 2021. [47]
A net designed to prevent suicides from the Golden Gate Bridge could cost nearly $400 million, double what was originally estimated for the project.
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, United States – more than 1,600 known suicides; [2] [3] [4] the number is believed to be higher because of people whose bodies were never found. [5] Prince Edward Viaduct, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 492 suicides before the Luminous Veil, a barrier of 9,000 steel rods, was constructed in 2003. [6]
On September 25, 2000, Kevin Hines climbed over the rail of the Golden Gate Bridge. ‘All I wanted to do was live’: After years of debate, a suicide safety net for the Golden Gate Bridge is ...