Safer Roads Together - It Could Be Me

Who We Are:

It Could Be Me is a non-profit dedicated to improving the relationship between motorists and other users of the road by creating an environment of mutual respect.

At It Could Be Me, we recognize the power of personal stories in driving change. With over 300 dedicated ambassadors, including crash survivors and individuals who have lost family members to traffic violence, we leverage their compelling narratives to raise awareness and inspire action within communities. These ambassadors share their firsthand experiences to illuminate the human impact of road incidents, emphasizing the urgent need for safer practices and encouraging empathy among all road users.

Our Vision:

A world where all road, path, and trail users treat each other with care and respect resulting in zero traffic deaths and injuries.

Support our movement:

Please join us August 11th

at 10 am MNT

at CU Boulder or virtually on Zwift for the

“Ride for Magnus: Ride for Your Life”

It is a free ride but you must register to ride.

itcouldbeme2024

Repost from @sidneys_rainbows • Thank you @krist

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Thank you @kristinarextv and @wbztv for sharing this story. Over the past 15 years, pedestrian deaths resulting from car crashes have risen by 80 percent. In 2022, more than 7,500 pedestrians died in crashes in the U.S. and more than 67,000 people were injured. 💔 This is unacceptable. Please consider contacting your congressperson and expressing your support for the Pedestrian Protection Act. Use the link in comments to learn more. 🌈 🌈

Repost from @sidneys_rainbows • I got hit by a t

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I got hit by a truck in #andoverma today. Nothing wakes you up to the pedestrian safety challenges we’re working on quicker than an F150 grill barreling through a stop sign. I’m ok. Physically. The @cervelo is not.

Please look for bikes, scooters, wheelchairs, walkers. It’s how many in our community get to work and school.

And, write your congressperson to support the @scanlonforcongress (D-PA) introduced called the Pedestrian Safety Act, which would “require federal standards for hood heights and visibly to protect pedestrians and other vulnerable road users.”

@walkbikeandover @walkmass @trucksafetycoalition @massbike @itcouldbeme2024 @thewhiteline.foundation @bicyclecolo

#Bikesafety #safestreets #completestreets #safestreets

We are honored to have Eric on our board of direct

We are honored to have Eric on our board of directors.
Please take a moment watch this video.
We can and we will make a difference. Our voices are so powerful, please take a moment and write to your representatives.
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Sid should be celebrating her birthday. #johnnyhockey should be at his sister’s wedding. It can’t be an “unimaginable tragedy” when it happens every day. Slow down. Look out for each other. Act. Look to your state’s bike advocacy groups like @massbike @bicyclecolo and @njbikewalk for the legislation aimed at saving lives - and write your representatives!
#sidneysrainbows #itcouldbeme #bicyclecolorado #rideforyourlife

From our good friend: Kevin Rutherford We are all

From our good friend:
Kevin Rutherford
We are all in the business of people.
Let’s be fans of each other and care more.
Three things:
1. RIP Johnny & Mathew Gaudreau
- who died when they were hit by a car while riding their bikes yesterday. The family and Hockey world is in shock and all of our hearts are broken by this loss.
2. Give space to cyclists and runners while driving. Please check out the non-profit It Could Be Me - founded by Triny Willerton. She is on a mission to address this issue.
3. Be present and in this moment.
For you. For those that you care about, and those that care about you.
Live life.

Repost from @streetsblog • A new federal bill wo

Repost from @streetsblog
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A new federal bill would someday prevent automakers from selling tall vehicles with huge blind spots that studies show are more likely to kill pedestrians, and give consumers the information they need to choose cars that better protect people outside them.⁠
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Recently introduced by Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.), the Pedestrian Protection Act would, for the first time, require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to mandate meaningful vehicle safety standards that consider how likely pedestrians and cyclists are to survive crashes with each car they test, including setting new benchmarks for “dangerous features like vehicle height and hood and bumper design” and the size of a car’s blind zones.⁠
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Scanlon’s bill would also require NHTSA to update the federal consumer safety ratings program to show exactly how safe a given car is for pedestrians and cyclists its drivers might strike relative to other models, and how good its blind zone rating is, so prospective car buyers can better compare their options. ⁠
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For now, neither rating would be included on the windshield sticker at the dealership, but they could be someday — and with the pedestrian death toll continuing to rise, there’s no time to wait.⁠
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“Just the raw statistics make a really compelling case about the incredible, exponential rise in pedestrian and bicyclist deaths,” Scanlon told Streetsblog. ⁠
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“Anyone looking at the streets sees that there is this increase in size across the board — and then you look at the data, and clearly, we need to do something in order to improve safety.”⁠
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🔗 Link in bio.⁠
📝 Written by Kea Wilson

Repost from @pstetina • Here’s the thing: 20yr

Repost from @pstetina
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Here’s the thing: 20yrs ago, I was Magnus White: a promising junior racer from Boulder with dreams of turning pro. I rode that same road multiple times per week. While I didn’t know him personally, when that tragedy happened last summer, it hit on a deeper level #ItCouldBeMe.
As @bigtallwayne and I drove down from Leadville last night we found out about Ride for @themagnuswhite and registered last minute.
We joined 4,000 others for a memorial and bike advocacy ride. Was a cool and powerful experience to slow roll a closed Diagonal with everyone 🙌

#itcouldbeme
#rideformagnus
#usdot

It was an honor to work with #rideforyourlife Thew

It was an honor to work with #rideforyourlife Thewhiteline.org Bicycle Colorado, Trek Bicycle,
USA Cycling to put the biggest advocacy ride on to honor Magnus White.
Thank you to every person that helped make this day possible.
Every person who volunteered, walked, rode, stood by their tent. Thank you so much. We will always be grateful to you.
Now, there is one thing left to do. Please take action!

https://www.bicyclecolorado.org/ride-for-magnus/

Your voice is so powerful, and we NEED you.
#itcouldbeme

Words are not enough to describe this morning’s

Words are not enough to describe this morning’s event. We will be sharing pictures, videos and articles all week. For now, we have an immense sense of gratitude for our community and to everyone that helped make this ride such a huge success. Especially to Jill and Michael White.

https://www.cpr.org/2024/08/11/cyclists-from-around-the-world-ride-for-magnus-in-boulder/

#itcouldbeme #thewhiteline #bicyclecolorado #rideforyourlife

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NEWS, HIGHLIGHTS & EVENTS

Upcoming Events

Ride for Magnus- Ride for Your Life

May 8, 2024

“Ride for Magnus: Ride for Your Life” Memorial bike ride on August 11, 2024. The death of rising U.S. cycling star Magnus White was as preventable as it was tragic.…

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Triathletes at the Table in National Infrastructure Planning

January 30, 2024

Published Jan 26, 2024TYLER NEVILLE It’s tough to get Pete Buttigieg to talk about triathlon. Although his enthusiasm breaks through occasionally – including an almost sheepish admission he used Triathlete’s Super Simple…

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Inaugural TTAC meeting at USDOT headquarters

January 26, 2024

Thursday, January 18th, 2024 Secretary Pete Buttigieg kicked-off the inaugural meeting of the Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC) – made up of experts from the private sector, academia, nonprofits, and…

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