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.
Aaron Burr, in full Aaron Burr, Jr. (born February 6, 1756, Newark, New Jersey [U.S.]âdied September 14, 1836, Port Richmond, New York, U.S.), third vice president of the United States (1801â05), who killed his political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel (1804), and whose turbulent political career ended with his arrest for treason in 1807.