The Ohio State University Bicycle Racing Team visits the 3rd Annual OBF Ohio Bicycling Summit

OBF Chair Chuck Smith presents $1,000 check to Queen City Bikes for bike lights

Strong support at Wright Wride 2015

OBF Chair Chuck Smith and daughter Julia arrive at statehouse on a tandem

Six members of the Upper Arlington High School Bicycle Racing Team (first Ohio high school racing team) visited their Senator Kris Jordan

With Emmy and Advocacy Organization of the Year Award at OBF Display

Holding the "Three Feet" banner in the Ohio Statehouse on May 21, 2013 minutes before testifying on our Safer Ohio Cycling Bill

OBF Day 2015 at Bicycle Museum of America

Huffman Award to Jim Sheehan

Team Stelleri Captain Pamela Semanik in new OBF 3 Feet Passing Kit in Cleveland Velodrome during OBF Day in Cleveland on June 3, 2017

Ohio House Representatives Mike Sheehy and Mike Henne, sponsors of House Bill 154, during Ohio Bicycling Summit on April 22, 2015.

The Team Stelleri bicycle racing team of Cleveland joined OBF during our OBF Day in Cleveland on June 3.   In the photo, Team Stelleri Captain Pamela Semanik models the new OBF "Three Feet Passing" kit in the Cleveland Velodrome.   Note the OBF banner behind Pamela.   OBF was one of the founding organizations behind the Cleveland Velodrome, and a banner bearing OBF's logo appears on the track throughout the Cleveland Velodrome racing season.
 
Help us celebrate and publicize OBF's legislative victory and our new Ohio law by wearing your own OBF "Three Feet Passing" kit!   
 
If an OBF member, enter the "OBF" code for a discount at check-out!
 

Read more: OBF "Three Feet Passing" Kit Now Available!

Read the statement regarding the Ohio Bicycle Federation's award as read by Bike Miami Valley Executive Director Laura Estandia when she presented the Advocacy Organization Award for 2017 to the Ohio Bicycle Federation during the Miami Valley Bicycling Summit on May 5 in Wright State University's Student Union Building.

Advocacy Organization or Group Award

This award goes to a bicycling organization or group that, in the past 2 years, has made significant progress advancing bicycling opportunities. Their leadership has worked together tirelessly to grow and strengthen their organization and fulfill their mission. The proof of their effort is in the growth of their campaigns and the victories that they have achieved for people who choose to go by bike in the state. Please join me as we recognize, the Ohio Bicycling Federation, Chaired by Chuck Smith, as Advocacy Organization of the Year in 2017.

Details about the recipient, Ohio Bicycling Federation:

The Ohio Bicycle Federation’s most successful effort since the last Cycling Summit is the passage and enactment of Ohio’s Three Foot Safe Passing law, an effort that they have been working on for several years. Under the leadership of Chuck Smith, OBF tirelessly lobbied the Ohio General Assembly, session after session to identify sponsors, and co-sponsors of numerous bills. OBF members testified in Columbus in favor of this bill - not an easy task. OBF also hosted a very useful tool on their web site to assist Ohio citizens to contact with their senator and representative at the state house about…

Read more: OBF awarded Advocacy Organization of the Year in 2017

 

The word is spreading about Ohio's new three-foot bicycle passing law! 

Read more: Pledge to give three feet when passing a bicyclist. Tell your friends how pledging to #give3feetOH will make Ohio roads safer.