OBF News

Safer three foot passing bill

Our Safer Passing Bill (S.B. No. 174) is now before the Ohio Senate Highways and Transportation Committee. Our sponsor, Senator Teresa Fedor of Toledo, made her sponsor testimony before the committee on December 8, 2009. The three-foot passing clearance requirement was one of several OBF proposals which were given to Senator Fedor during a May ride with Fedor and Wagoner from Toledo to Columbus. (12/12/09)

OBF participated in OTEC 2009

OBF Board Members Tricia Kovacs, Don Burrell, Andy Davis, Dan Carrigan, and Steve Magas represented OBF by making presentations during the October 27 and 28, 2009, Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference (OTEC) at the Columbus Convention Center. (9/09)

Senator Fedor Announced Bike Safety Bill after Bike Tour

OBF Chair Chuck Smith completed a bicycle tour from Toledo to the statehouse in Columbus with Senator Teresa Fedor of Toledo on Sunday. Upon arrival at the statehouse, Sen. Fedor announced her intention to introduce a bill based upon eight key proposals approved by the OBF board during our Earth Day meeting at Lake Farm Park in Kirtland. The proposals, which can be viewed here, will go to the Ohio Department of Public Safety for their approval before introduction.

Smith was interviewed Wednesday morning by Bill Cohen of the Statehouse News Service concerning a proposal to require motorists to leave a three foot clearance when passing bicyclists. The interview may be heard here. 5/9

The bill was introduced by State Senator Teresa Fedor on September 28 into the Ohio Senate. On the same day, OBF President Chuck Smith was interview by Jo Engles of Ohio Public Radio. The interview may be heard here.

To purchase a jersey or tee shirt advocating "3 Feet Please" visit this site. (10/09)

Don Burrell Elected to TransportationMATTERS Board

OBF Board Member Don Burrell has been elected to serve on the TransportationMATTERS Board of Directors. In addition to serving on the OBF Board for over 20 years, Burrell is a transportation professional. He has been the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Metropolitan Planning Office staff member assigned to Cincinnati Area bicycling for over 30 years.

TransportationMATTERS is a new organization created by leading individuals and organizations in Ohio transportation. The OBF joined TransportationMATTERS early this year.

OBF Chair Chuck Smith nominated Burrell for the Transportation MATTERS Board. 5/23/09

More News

Resources

Ohio Legislature Information

• All sorts of information about the activities of the Ohio State General Assembly, legislation in progress, schedules, finding your legislator, and much more is available here.

Cyclist Friendly Communities

• The Cyclist Friendly Communities Program includes a complete toolkit for improving conditions in your community and information on qualifying for this new award.

On-line Discussions

• To discuss any Ohio bicycle issue with the leading bicycle advocates in the state, join the OhioBike e-mail discussion list. Send a blank e-mail or visit the list on the Web.

OBF Publications

• The Ohio Bicycle Communicator is published two times per year.
• The most up-to-date and comprehensive list of Ohio rides is published in the annual Ohio Bicycle Events Calendar. This is published in March as a bicycle enthusiast's resource. In addition, the Web version is updated throughout the year.

Share the Road license plates	2,137 Plates Sold
Share the Road auto license plates are now available in Ohio. You may get your plates in one of three ways… Here's How	For all of 2009! We need to sell 1000 plates each calendar year— here's why >>