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.
No one knows for sure who killed Tecumseh, but that didnât stop a number of people from taking credit. Richard M. Johnson, for example, rode his reputation as Tecumsehâs killer to the vice presidency in 1836. Four years later Harrison used the slogan, âTippecanoe and Tyler Too,â to take the White House.