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Thewhiteline.org Honoring 17-yr-old Magnus White
US National Champion killed by a reckless driver. We are tired. Tired of hearing "accidents happen." They are not inevitable.
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Fighting to end fatalities for ALL vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists & more) through real stories, hard data & life-saving technology. Tired of watching other parents lose their children to careless and reckless driving. Tired of a society that accepts these losses as inevitable. They are the result of choices—choices we can and must change. We invite you to join us. Not

with sympathy, but with action. We need your voices, your energy, your refusal to accept that this is the status quo. Together, we can honor Magnus's memory by creating safer roads for all cyclists and pedestrians.

06/01/2026

Michael Peiffer's wife, Roseann, was killed by a reckless driver one year ago, on May 31st 2025. In her honor, yesterday her family held a memorial ride, and raised funds for The White Line to help protect vulnerable road users.

To all who knew and loved Roseann, we are so sorry that such a promising and beautiful life was taken in such a heartbreaking and preventable way.

If you'd like to donate in Roseann's honor, you can do so here: https://givebutter.com/Roseann-Peiffer-memorial-ride

No one tells you what to do after someone you love is taken by road violence.This guide is a living document, written by...
05/29/2026

No one tells you what to do after someone you love is taken by road violence.

This guide is a living document, written by people who have lived it. It walks you through the first seventy-two hours, the grief that doesn’t move in a straight line, the criminal and civil legal systems, the insurance and financial maze, and the long road to accountability.

It also covers telling your story to the media, to courts, to lawmakers and finding what comes after the verdict.

You don’t have to figure this out alone.

Comment “FamilyGuide” and we’ll send it to you.

05/27/2026

Meet Michael. This Sunday, May 31st, marks one year since his wife, Roseann, was killed.

She was riding her bike when a driver crossed the center lane and hit her head-on —taking her life, and nearly taking another cyclist's too.

Roseann was an incredible athlete. She competed in and won numerous triathlons, bike races, and running competitions. But her drive and discipline were only part of who she was. She was kind, generous, thoughtful, and deeply loving. She had just begun her journey as a mother, and she embraced it with everything she had.

This is his story.

The driver said he didn't see her until she was on his hood. He claims he was adjusting his sun visor. For taking a wife, a mother, a sister, and a daughter, he served 30 days of house arrest and 30 days in jail.

30 days.

Michael didn't only lose his wife. He lost his life partner, and their two-year-old daughter Annmarie lost her mother — a little girl who will only ever know Roseann through videos, photos, and the stories the people who loved her are left to tell.

Share Michael's story, especially with someone who really needs to hear it—then do something with it. Join the fight for stronger laws, real accountability, and a world where we don't have to make these videos anymore.

These crashes are preventable, not inevitable.

There will be a memorial ride for Roseann on Sunday. If you'd like to donate in her honor, visit: https://vist.ly/55n93

Cycling means freedom, endurance, and passion—but it should never mean risking your life on the road. Meet Claus-Henning...
05/26/2026

Cycling means freedom, endurance, and passion—but it should never mean risking your life on the road.

Meet Claus-Henning Schulke (aka Bottle Claus). Next month, he's taking on the Race Across America — one of the most grueling endurance events on the planet.

But he's not just competing, he's chasing the over-60 age category record, and raising funds for The White Line while he does it.

We're proud to be his charity partner and we'd love for you to be part of this journey too.

Every donation fuels the ride. 🔗 https://givebutter.com/bottle-claus-race-across-america

05/22/2026

Eight bills. One mission. And a community that refused to accept traffic violence as inevitable.
This year, Colorado passed 8 major roadway safety bills into law — including Magnus’ Law, Liam’s Law, Colorado’s “Crashes Not Accidents” Law, and major reforms around speeding, dangerous driving accountability, ignition interlocks, crash reporting, and automated enforcement.

But these laws didn’t start as bill numbers.

They started with grieving families walking into the Capitol and telling lawmakers what traffic violence actually leaves behind, with survivors reliving the worst day of their lives so no one else would have to. At Ride for Magnus, Route2Change events across Colorado, and in hearing rooms filled with victims, advocates, parents, cyclists, pedestrians, and community members who refused to stay silent.

These laws protect cyclists, pedestrians, children walking to school, motorcyclists, wheelchair users, road workers, police officers, and families simply trying to move safely through their communities.

Traffic violence is a public safety issue that affects all of us.

We are incredibly proud of what this astounding movement accomplished together this year. After averaging just 2–3 vulnerable road user safety laws per year since 2018, Colorado passed 8 major roadway safety bills in 2026 alone.

We are deeply grateful to every victim, survivor, advocate, legislator, donor, volunteer, and supporter who helped push this work forward including AAA, MADD, Bicycle Colorado, CDOT, and the sponsors of Magnus’ Law: Sen Roberts, Sen Carson, Rep Joseph, and Rep Soper.

There is still so much work ahead. But Colorado just showed the country what change can look like.

Read our new report: “Eight Bills. One Mission.” https://www.thewhiteline.org/blogs/news/eight-bills-one-mission

In a time when agreement in Washington feels impossible, something pretty incredible just happened: The Magnus White and...
05/20/2026

In a time when agreement in Washington feels impossible, something pretty incredible just happened: The Magnus White and Safe Streets For Everyone Act (H.R. 7353) is advancing out of the Committee on Energy & Commerce with support from BOTH Democrats and Republicans — a rare bipartisan agreement in a deeply divided moment.

Millions of dollars get poured into lobbying for tech, crypto, and corporate priorities in Washington D.C. Meanwhile, families fighting to stop roadway deaths just helped move bipartisan road safety legislation into a major congressional transportation package.

This is a really BIG deal.

For every family who has shared their story, made a call, sent an email, shown up at a hearing, or refused to let their loved one be forgotten, this progress belongs to you too.

We are grateful to the honorable Brett Guthrie (KY), Chairman of the Committee on Energy & Commerce, Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ), their staff, and our original sponsors: Rep Yvette Clarke (NY) and Rep Joe Neguse (CO), for making this bill a priority.

We’re not done yet, but we’re a hell of a lot closer than we’ve ever been.

Real lives will be saved. And that is worth celebrating.

Next stop: the House floor.

We are remarkably good at spotting danger in other people, and remarkably bad at recognizing our own role in it. That’s...
05/18/2026

We are remarkably good at spotting danger in other people, and remarkably bad at recognizing our own role in it. That’s the “good driver” delusion and one of the top takeaways from our Blind Spots national survey of 1,000 drivers.

Because dangerous driving may not feel dangerous in the moment. It feels normal. It feels justified. We’re late. Distracted. Stressed. Overconfident. We tell ourselves we’re being careful enough.

But hidden inside the results was something unexpectedly hopeful: The biggest thing shaping how people drive isn’t fear of tickets or insurance rates. It’s fear of hurting another human being.

That’s why storytelling matters. Because road violence stops feeling abstract when people are forced to confront the human cost.

But empathy alone is not enough.

We cannot build a transportation system that depends on every person being perfectly attentive, perfectly patient, and perfectly self-aware at all times. Human beings are flawed. That’s reality.

Which is why we need safer systems, stronger accountability, and life-saving technology that can prevent human mistakes from becoming irreversible tragedy.

It’s time to stop looking for the “bad driver.” And start looking at what we all do on the road.

Read The “Good Driver” Delusion and let us know what you think of the results. https://www.thewhiteline.org/blogs/news/the-good-driver-delusion

05/13/2026

Today is the last day of the 2026 Colorado legislative session. And wow — what a year it’s been. 🏛️

So far, 5 of our bills have passed, with 3 more still fighting to cross the finish line.

Right now, our policy advisor Fran is at the Capitol working to help pass the final bills of the session, including Senate Bill 72, “Increased Penalty for Vehicular Homicide & Assault,” which would ensure that killing or seriously injuring someone with a vehicle through criminal negligence is treated with the seriousness it deserves.

What we've built in Colorado is a blueprint; proof that when communities show up, legislation moves, and what happens here can happen in every state.

None of this happens without YOU. Your calls, emails, letters, and voices are helping move legislation forward and create policies that will make a real difference in road safety.

And none of this work moves forward without funding. If you're able, we could really use your support right now.
Donate ➡️ https://www.thewhiteline.org/pages/donate

Thank you for being part of The White Line. 🤍

UPDATE: SB-72 PASSED!

One word. Massive shift. HB26-1237 is now law in Colorado! After unanimously passing both the CO State House and Senate...
05/12/2026

One word. Massive shift.

HB26-1237 is now law in Colorado! After unanimously passing both the CO State House and Senate, the bill replaces the word “accident” with “crash” throughout state statute. And that matters more than it might sound.

Words literally shape how society understands harm. When a crash is called an accident, it changes how people process what happened. It can make a preventable death sound unavoidable and shape how crashes are reported, investigated, and discussed publicly.

But “crashes” are the result of choices — speeding, distraction, impairment, bad road design or infrastructure, and failed enforcement. They are preventable. And our laws should say so.

Thank you to the families, survivors, advocates, transportation leaders, and supporters across Colorado that helped us keep pushing forward, including Bicycle Colorado, Colorado State Patrol Colorado Department of Transportation, AAA Colorado. We are especially grateful to Representatives Lesley Smith and Rick Taggart, and Senator William Lindstedt for sponsoring this bill.

Colorado is now one of only two states in the country (alongside Nevada) to codify this language into law. The work doesn’t stop here, but this is proof that when advocates, survivors, and communities push together, laws change. And other states can make it happen too.

Words shape culture. Culture shapes accountability. Accountability saves lives.

🔗 Read the full story: https://www.thewhiteline.org/blogs/news/colorado-just-changed-the-language-of-traffic-violence-hb26-1237

Nearly half of all drivers in our national survey say the fear of hurting another person has shaped how they drive.Not l...
05/08/2026

Nearly half of all drivers in our national survey say the fear of hurting another person has shaped how they drive.

Not legal consequences. Not insurance rates. Not campaigns or classes. Empathy.

Because when the human cost becomes real: a child in a crosswalk, a cyclist on the shoulder, a family forever changed, people understand the stakes.

That’s why victim stories are not a side note to this work. At The White Line, we have always believed that they are central to it.

Sharing the truth about who has been taken and who has been left behind is one of the clearest ways to break through the “I’m a good driver” delusion. It makes the stakes impossible to shrug off. It reminds us that road violence is not abstract. It is personal. It is permanent. And it is very often preventable.

Read our blog — ‘The Good Driver Delusion’ — https://www.thewhiteline.org/blogs/news/the-good-driver-delusion to learn more about our findings and how we can forge a better path forward.

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