The Butter Bridge to stop suicides

A bridge in China has been used by so many people to commit suicides and causing traffic jams from motorists stopping or slowing down to watch, that authorities decided to use a new tactic – Cover the bridge with butter. And it seems to be working.

Haizhu Bridge in Guangzhou, China has been the scene of numerous suicides. In one month alone, 8 people have committed suicide and many would be suiciders have climbed up before changing their minds. Employing guards didn’t work, and neither did putting up fences, so authorities decided to cover the bars and frames with butter, and now it is so slippery that no one can climb up.

“Each time somebody threatens to commit suicide to get media attention or sym, pathy over personal problems we end up with several hours of tailbacks and there were lots of complaints.

“Since we put up the butter there have been no problems with these attention seekers,” a bridge guard said.

Source: Metro UK