Dear Editor:
Regarding the editorial claim that 500 people prevented from jumping off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge had gone on to lead normal lives (Editor’s note on the letter Tunnel Vision on Bridge Barriers, Aug. 16 Mailbox):
Since the Golden Gate was built in 1937, the unofficial count of suicide jumpers is now more than 1,600 people. They stopped the official count in 1995 when the number reached 997. The Golden Gate Bridge District board does have a new suicide prevention plan in place, but they have chosen to go with a $76-million stainless steel net placed below the bridge deck — instead of an unsightly fence.
John Kendrick
North Vancouver
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