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.
Vice presidents aren't allowed to participate in the debates (our first vice president, John Adams, a tireless talker, was frustrated to death by the job). But in the rare case of a tie vote in the Senate, the VP is allowed to cast the tie-breaking vote. Despite these occasional moments of importance, the vice president's day-to-day official role in running the country is minimal.