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.
I count 8 U.S. Presidents who died in office: 1  William Henry Harrison (1841â1841): killed by an inauguration speech. 2  Zachary Taylor (1849â1850): killed by cherries. 3  Abraham Lincoln (1861â1865): killed by war fever.  James Garfield (1881â1881): killed by lack of transparency in government hiring.