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In order to solve the suicide problem of people jumping off the Aurora bridge in Seattle, city and state officials have added suicide prevention signs with telephones. Do you believe what Seattle is doing will prove effective?

raves +9 by Jesse James posted Jan 27, 2007 01:50AM GMT

The Aurora bridge is becoming hazardous to the mental health of the dot-com employees and other office workers below, who keep seeing people jump to their deaths and the bodies land on their cars.

The "suicide bridge," as the half-mile span has been occasionally called since it was built in 1931, carries as many as 45,000 vehicles a day on one of the main north-south highways through Seattle, passing over a narrow channel connecting Lake Washington and Lake Union.

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raves [-] by Lyssa posted Mar 25, 2008 01:14AM GMTMarch 25, 2008 01:14:21

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It will probably help some people but not everyone.
raves [-] by twin posted Dec 05, 2007 10:12PM GMTDecember 05, 2007 22:12:04

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That is if they want help,it want hurt to try.
raves +1 [-] by ang posted Oct 05, 2007 09:02PM GMTOctober 05, 2007 21:02:16

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I don't think signs and a telephone there is going to help. If the person made it to the bridge in the first place, they are not going to be interested in anything like that. I'm sure a few of them have cell phones already..if they thought a phone call would help, they would have already made it.
raves +1 [-] by Rome is burning posted Jun 30, 2007 07:59AM GMTJune 30, 2007 07:59:59

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This is just silly.
raves +1 [-] by AMarie posted Apr 30, 2007 06:09PM GMTApril 30, 2007 18:09:04

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Someone may try and hang themselves with the telephone cord instead.....
raves +1 [-] by Magzilla posted Apr 16, 2007 06:01PM GMTApril 16, 2007 18:01:58

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I don't know, but it is worth a try.
raves +1 [-] by Britty posted Mar 22, 2007 11:32PM GMTMarch 22, 2007 23:32:39

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Answered No
I don't think a sign is going to stop people.
raves +1 [-] by Buddy Hotcakes posted Mar 06, 2007 08:38PM GMTMarch 06, 2007 20:38:24

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If you're gonna jump off a bridge, then good ridence.
raves [-] by Chef posted Feb 28, 2007 03:16PM GMTFebruary 28, 2007 15:16:59

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If you want to jump off a bridge in order to end your life a sign will be the last thing you worry about. They have been proven ineffective on other bridges in the past.
raves [-] by ervandew posted Jan 30, 2007 10:28PM GMTJanuary 30, 2007 22:28:57

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Depends on what sort of results implies that the additions were effective. If it keeps just one person from taking that leap, then I'd argue it was worth it. However, I don't think there will be any statistically relevant change in the number of suicides from that location.
raves [-] by Tom posted Jan 28, 2007 12:12AM GMTJanuary 28, 2007 00:12:29

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The San Diego Bay Bridge have had these signs at the top for since the 70's with no real meaningful impact. Terminally depressed people don't read very well.
raves [-] by John posted Jan 27, 2007 02:05AM GMTJanuary 27, 2007 02:05:40

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I don't think the state of mind of the people that are jumping would do different just because of the added signs or a phone conversation... (just my guess...)
raves [-] by Grumps posted Jan 27, 2007 01:58AM GMTJanuary 27, 2007 01:58:21

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I think Grumps should take a vist to that bridgeand test the preventive features.