Gateway to the End
Tho the dark be cold and blind,
Yet her sea-fog's touch is kind,
And her mightier caress
Is joy and the pain thereof;
And great is thy tenderness,
O cool, grey city of love!
-- George Sterling. 1923.
The graphic depicts the locations chosen by jumpers on the Golden Gate Bridge. Center-span appears to be very popular. There is a lengthy supporting article with statistics and anecdotes.
What I'd want to know is:
1) What locations are most successful?
2) What locations are least likely for one to experience outside interference, especially by police?
That's the sort of data that could be really useful.
"If you're a failure, you can always do this." -- Eve Meyer, executive director of San Francisco Suicide Prevention
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