BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — It’s been more than a year since a local teen and member of the US National Cycling Team was killed while riding his bike along Highway 119. Magnus White was on the shoulder riding in broad daylight when a driver hit him.
Since then, his parents have been advocating for protections for all the people on the road that aren’t in cars. Most recently working with U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse on the Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act .
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is already in the process of issuing a federal rule which would require Automatic Emergency Braking Technology for all new cars by the end of this decade.
The technology stops the car before it hits something, even if the driver does not press on the brakes.
The Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act would take those requirements a step further.
“A simple amendment, essentially an update to that proposed rule, and would ensure that the technology that’s being utilized, what’s commonly referred to as AEB technology, would be enhanced,” said Congressman Neguse.