The distances above are based on a reaction time of 0.67 seconds, which assumes the driver is alert, concentrating and not impaired. Driving when tired, distracted or impaired significantly increases reaction times, so the thinking distances above should be regarded as minimums.
Vice-President Aaron Burr killed his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, NJ, resulting from a published letter that implied Hamilton had made derogatoryâ¦ comments about Burr's character.
2 Florida sheriffâs deputies fatally shot. Posted on April 25, 2009. Filed under: dispute - domestic, Florida | CRESTVIEW, Fla. â Two north Florida sheriffâs deputies were fatally shot at a shooting range by a suspect who was later killed in an exchange of gunfire with deputies after he fled across the county line, authorities said.