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The E.S.R.© Suicide Jumper Prevention
Device |
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The Electro Safety Rail©, otherwise known as the E.S.R.© device, is an invention that
rests as a rail on top of the existing wall along the edge of the bridge. It's a
hinged device that would use very high voltage and near zero amperage to shock potential
jumpers when downward pressure is applied as a jumper pulls on the device to
climb over it. Some may think shocking someone like that may be cruel and unusual punishment, but such treatment is already legally applied when a taser is used to prevent someone from hurting themselves or others. Besides, what's worse, a quick electrical shock preventing death or having another body floating in the channel? The E.S.R.© device is bridge friendly in that it has a low profile and would not add too much weight or excessive wind resistance to the bridge structure, as well as allow acceptable scenic value. |
2 original
drawings of the E.S.R© plan:  |
Mr. Jones and
the E.S.R© prototype:  |