Rejected petition Cage bridges to prevent suicide

Thousands of people die from jumping off a bridge each year, by simply putting cages over the bridges on busy roads such as motorways you could prevent so many suicides in the UK.

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Suicide via jumping off a bridge is one of the only easiest ways to end one's life. Cars going an average of 73 mph is an almost certain death, not only for the person attempting suicide but also for the drivers. This cab cause mental issues for the people on the road too.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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We currently have the below petition open which you may like to sign:

Require additional safety features on motorway bridges
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/588411

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Date submitted 1 October 2021
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