Suicide barrier

Suicide barrier

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Luminous Veil on Toronto's Prince Edward Viaduct prevents jumps]

A suicide barrier is a barrier on a bridge (often a so-called suicide bridge known for suicide attempts) or other tall structure designed to prevent people from attempting suicide by deliberately jumping.

Comprehensive suicide barriers can be very expensive -- a proposed barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge has an estimated cost of $40 to $50 million. [cite web |url=https://www.commentmgr.com/projects/1181/docs/00_Summ.pdf |title=Golden Gate Bridge Physical Suicide Deterrent System Project |accessdate=2008-10-02] Other problems are aesthetic – heavy fences are often unsightly, detracting from the appearance of the bridge and the view from the bridge itself.

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