Mapo Bridge
Mapo Bridge | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 마포대교 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Mapo daegyo |
McCune–Reischauer | Map'o taegyo |
The Mapo Bridge (
Suicides
The suicide rate is very high in South Korea and bridge jumping is common. Mapo Bridge has a reputation of jumpers with over 100 attempts between 2007 and 2012.[2]
On July 26, 2013,
In an effort to deter suicides on the bridge, Samsung Life Insurance added pictures, words, and a statue that were intended to foster an encouraging atmosphere.[2][4] For instance, the bridge's handrails were equipped with motion sensors to sense movement, lighting up with short phrases, written with the help of suicide prevention specialists and psychologists, also showing photos of happy families among other things.
Such measures were deemed to be a failure in 2015. Samsung eventually replaced the lights and slogans with barriers in a return to a more physical approach to suicide prevention by October.[5]
Gallery
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The phrase on the handrail pictured reads "the wind is really nice."
See also
- Sung Jae-ki
References
- EncyKorea, retrieved on July 13, 2009
- ^ a b Chung, Jane (October 3, 2012). "South Korea Suicides: Mapo Bridge Gets Uplifting Signs To Prevent Suicides". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ "Sung jae gi threw himself to Han river and missing" (in Korean). MBC. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Shayon, Sheila (February 7, 2012). "At a Bridge in Seoul Where Koreans Frequently Give Up, Samsung Steps In". Brand Channel. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ Jang, Lina (October 23, 2019). "Slogans for Suicide Prevention Removed from Mapo Bridge After 7 Years".
37°32′1″N 126°56′11″E / 37.53361°N 126.93639°E