http://www.sitebits.com/usa/san-francisco/ San Francisco en Copyright &copy; 1999-2008 Gromco, Inc. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:32:50 EDT Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com <img ALT="Golden Gate Bridge" class="leftill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2006/golden-gate-bridge.jpg"> The current issue of the Economist (June 10th-16th 2006) has a short article ("Deadly Beauty", p28) on the popular if macabre use of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California - namely, on its function as the perfect suicide locale. Apparently, the 4-foot-tall railing deters only the most hesitant would-be suicides. <br><br> As for the rest, according to the data published in the article, the Golden Gate Bridge with its two-per-month attempted suicide rate is the most popular place in the world to call it quits. (Far from everyone succeeds, though)... Gromco http://www.sitebits.com/2006/golden_stairway_to_heaven.html Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT