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.
Carney, a former Washington bureau chief for Time magazine, has been White House press secretary since 2011, when he replaced Robert Gibbs. Carney had been communications director for Vice President Biden during the first two years of the Obama administration.