Various methods have been tried to physically prevent people from jumping off the bridge. As of January 2024, it was fitted with a suicide prevention barrier, suicide-hotline telephones, and staff patrol the bridge in carts, looking for people who appear to be planning to jump. The bridge is now closed to pedestrians at night. Cyclists are still permitted across at night, but are required to buzz thems. OverviewBetween 1937 and 2026, an estimated 2,000 people jumped to their deaths from the, located in the in the. The number is high enough for statisticians to compile f. The deck of the bridge is about 245 feet (75 m) above the water. After a fall of four seconds, hit the water at around 75 mph (120 km/h). Most of the jumpers die due to impact. About 5% of the jumpers su. The first known intentional death from the Golden Gate Bridge occurred when the bridge was just a little over three months past its opening. In August 1937, 47-year-old veteran Harold Wobber was employed a.
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