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.
On August 10, 1977, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz is arrested and charged with being the âSon of Sam,â the serial killer who terrorized New York City for more than a year, killing six young people and wounding seven others with a .44-caliber revolver.