By Associated PressArticle Launched: 10/10/2008 12:41:44 PM PDTSAN FRANCISCO — Golden Gate Bridge officials have voted to hang a stainless steel net below the iconic span to stop suicides.
The Golden Gate Transportation District's board of directors voted 14-1 for the net option today after considering several other methods to stop people from jumping off the world-famous bridge.
Officials estimate the steel net will cost between $40 million and $50 million. The suicide prevention net will require an environmental review and further study before installation. Officials say about 20 people jump from the span every year, but 38 jumped last year and 19 have jumped so far this year.
Do they really think that will stop the suicide attempts? Perhaps they just want to reduce the popularity of the bridge being used for this purpose... I am courios about the mechanics of fishing the folks out of the nets?
