Jeffrey E. Roth, 48, was hit August 11, 2006. Maryville, TN police said he was riding westbound alongside the parkway near North Union Grove Road in Knoxville, TN about 4 p.m. when he was struck from behind by a 1990 Chevrolet pickup driven by Tommy L. Carroll, 46, of Friendsville, TN.

Brian Brown was killed in 2000 when he was struck by a truck while riding his bicycle along the highway near Martin, TN.

These tragic events were two of many in Tennessee that inspired cycling advocates and lawmakers in Tennessee to pass the law in 2007.