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.
George Clinton, Madison's first VP died in office in 1812 as did his secon-term VP Elbridge Thomas Gerry in 1814 died of heart failure. Rufus King, who was Pierce's runnin â¦ g mate, died of TB after being in office about a month. He was too sick to travel to Washington before he died. Thomas Hendricks, Cleveland first-term vice-president, died of a stroke in 1885 after about 9 months in office. Garret Hobart, McKinley's first vice-president died in 1899. His death opened the way for Theodore Roosevelt to run with McKinley in 1900.