Suicide barrier

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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 estimate cost of $25 million. ^[1] Other problems are aesthetic – heavy fences are often unsightly, detracting from the appearance of the bridge and the view from the bridge itelf.

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