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Anti-Jump Fence, Of The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, As A Water Related Structure
The Golden Gate Bridge is the second-most used suicide site/suicide bridge in the world, after the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge. The deck is about 245 feet (75 m) above the water. After a fall of four seconds, jumpers hit the water at around 75 mph or about 120 km/h. Most of the jumpers die from impact trauma. About 5% of the jumpers survive the initial impact but generally drown or die of hypothermia in the cold water. [from wikipedia] |
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After taking the first shot, I took one step to the left and shot again, this time where there was no fence yet.
Notice how much clearer this second shot was.
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The new anti-jump fence was installed directly adjacent to the sidewalk.
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An older test section for a different style of anti-jump fence.
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The newer version of the fence was bare galvanized metal.
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The fence was incomplete. Where it ended, a test became possible.
I took two shots of Alcatraz. This one obscured by the new fence.
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A section of the new anti-jump fence as it appeared from the path leading up to the bridge.
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