I know there were probably 100,000 people on the Washington DC Beltway who would have gladly pushed the jackass who was threatening to jump off the Woodrow Wilson Bridge one day 10 years ago. The police shut down the Beltway for more than seven hours, both directions, beginning during rush hour, and the entire region, including all of DC, was frozen in gridlock. It was a freaking nightmare.
I remember that day, I was stuck past the Route 1 exit, but not QUITE on the Wilson Bridge. But far enough back NOT to see the show.
Actually, jumpers and wannabe jumpers should be sued by everyone held up in traffic that day, for theft of service by deception. ..
I was stuck in that mess for almost 10 hours trying to get home from work. That was when I came up with the ‘Pointy Stick’ law. Have the first responder to arrive poke the asshat with a ‘Pointy Stick’ until he jumps or gets off the bridge.