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San Francisco Bridge multiple suicide for the Government intends to install stainless steel wire mesh

According to the British "Daily Telegraph" reported October 12, due to go to San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge, a continuing stream of suicide, the local government decided to give the bridge go into the "steel jackets", with a view to prevent people from jumping off bridge to reduce the incidence of suicide.

Golden Gate Bridge was built in 1933, opened to traffic in 1937. Bridge total length of about 1280 meters, north to Northern California, the south and the San Francisco Peninsula. Although not the world's longest suspension bridge, but the majestic Golden Gate Bridge because of its magnificent shape has been known to the world. However, the famous bridge leading to another reason is it "suicide Holy Land" in the title. According to statistics, since the bridge has been completed, a total of more than 1,200 people jumped from the bridge down, goodbye known to the world.

As the bridge-to-surface distances of up to 60 meters, and then supplemented by a huge impact when people fall force, suicide is basically no chance of survival. Last year alone, there are 39 people here died jumping from the Bridge, this year's number of suicides are provisional for 19 people. The high number of suicides related departments to make San Francisco a headache. In fact, as early as age 70 in the last century, it was suggested that the bridge installed on the specific facilities to prevent people from jumping off the Bridge. Recently, this matter has finally been officially put on the agenda, the local Bridge Management Department in the October 10 vote on the bridge to install stainless steel mesh, so that the entire bridge will be net "bowl" together, suicide will not fall directly into the sea a.

It is reported that the project cost about 400-5000000 U.S. dollars. The local environmental protection departments should conduct further review of the project to ensure that there would be no damage to the environment, it will not affect the beauty of the Golden Gate Bridge. Although the original intention of the fence to the bridge is good, but this program still attracted a number of objections. Critics have pointed out that, instead of the bridge on Deal or No Deal, might as well commit suicide using the money to help those overcome mental illness, to improve their mental health, so as to fundamentally solve the problem.