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This brings the suicide rate closer to 0.68 suicides/day and suggests that the estimated rate of this phenomenon in the previous accounts is too small by a factor of 4. Using this projected figure and a mid-range value of life estimate (that is, the National Highway and Transport Safety Authority figure used in the cost-benefit analysis of the 55 mile per hour limit legislation of $500,000 dollars per life) we can recalibrate the rate of loss in economic terms as $182- $238 per day. This is less then 1% of the revenue generated at the toll gates. However, there are a number of ways to interpret the data. To provide an evaluate of the Bureau1s method we need to compare to other data sources. While there are other databases that provide correlates to the suicide rate, such as those used in life insurance calculations, there is none known that has the capacity to store video images of their source statistical data. Why this is the case is an open question but can probably be attributed to data storage convenience and expediency of calculation. The Bureau has not only produced a method for the consistent collection of video enhanced comprehensive data and the proprietary algorithms to capture and store the information, but has done pioneering work to index this data to market indicators. This provides the possibility for this information to be integrated into the daily economic concerns, incorporating it into the micro attention that market indicators receive. The first application of this data, is the opportunity to characterize the value of suicide.