White is not the only high-level cyclist to die in Colorado in recent years. In 2020, Clif Pro Team racer Ben Sonntag was killed by a driver while on a training ride outside Durango. That driver was sentenced to serve jail time in late 2021. In 2021, U.S. masters champion Gwen Inglis was killed by a driver outside Lakewood, Colorado.
That’s an excellent and illustrative example. I think most people who are not confident cyclists and have not checked the scientific research would have taken your original comment as encouragement to use the sidewalk on stroads.