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.
Florida man who was convicted of killing driver in 2001 road rage incident died in similar traffic dispute. 1  Gary Lynn Durham died after being shot in a road rage incident in Plant City, Fla. 2  Durham was previously in jail for another road rage incident in 2001 where he punched a man who later died after hitting his head on concrete.