Education & Safety

Resources for Cycling Safely and Efficiently

(The following have been contributed by Fred Oswald)

• Cycling Information Resources includes links to safety articles, children's programs, and a list of Ohio's certified "Bike Ed" instructors.
• Digest of Ohio Bicycle Traffic Laws (compiled by OBF members) contains excerpts from Ohio traffic laws and what they mean for cyclists.
• Teaching Cycling to Children is a compilation of ideas and resources for teaching children (and their parents) good cycling techniques.
• Bicycle Safety Hang Cards print on light cardboard to make safety handouts. Give to bike shops for hanging from new bikes, or use as safety reminder. Both adult and parent's versions.
• "Drive Your Bike" parents' safety poster. Color photo of child preparing for left turn. Includes room for pocket of safety cards (see above).
• "Bike Safety for Kids—A Parent's Guide" make a brochure by printing 2-sided and fold in half.
• "Cycling Shorts"—Short Bicycle Education Messages. This page has several short messages intended for newspapers, news releases, etc. Some are intended for cyclists, others for parents or for motorists who share the road with cyclists.
• Introduction to Bike Ed, a "Bicycle Driving" seminar.
• More Cycling Advocacy pages (on the CrankMail web site) includes "how-to" articles, a children's education section, Cycling and the Law, NE Ohio advocacy, links, books and videos.

ODOT Bicycle/Pedestrian Office

The Ohio Department of Transportation's Bicycling Home Page contains maps and regional information.

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator is Heather Bowden. You can obtain packets of bicycle information containing maps and Ohio Bicycling Street Smarts or multiple copies of Ohio Bicycling Street Smarts for distribution by contacting her office:

Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator
Office of Local Projects
1980 W. Broad St.
Columbus OH 43223

Phone: 614-752-4685
Fax: 614-887-4065
E-mail Heather Bowden, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator