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3 Foot Passing Celebration with Slow Roll!
Let’s celebrate the 3′ Passing Law going live by meeting up a day early – and going for a ride! The plan: We all gather on Cleveland Public Square no later than 7:00PM on Monday, March 20th. Head for the Northeast corner with the stepped hill. The theme: A big group photo celebrating 3 feet!…
Read MoreTake Action: Statewide 3 Foot Passing
Update November 12th The Ohio House of Representatives reconvenes today after its long recess (since June). Now is the time to contact your state representative and senator to encourage them to support House Bill 145, which includes a requirement that motorists leave at least 3 feet when passing cyclists. Contact them quickly and easily by email thanks to…
Read MoreWIN! 3-Foot Passing Law Becomes Reality
After a long fought advocacy battle, Ohio now joins 27 other states to enact a 3 Foot Passing Law to help protect cyclists. The new law officially goes into effect on March 21st of this year. A measure of this nature is not only important to protect riders, but it serves as a very prominent…
Read MoreAction Alert: Statewide 3-Foot Passing Close to Passage
***UPDATE*** – 4/25/16, 4:44pm We just got off the phone with Shawn Kasych where we discussed the bill and what we need to do to get it passed. He communicated to us that he was conducting some educational outreach to a handful of representatives who still had concerns, but a followup phone call to Rep.…
Read MoreTake Action! Ohio 3-foot Passing Law
HB 154/SB 192 – The statewide 3-foot passing & “dead red” law is set for it’s second hearing by the Senate Transportation, Commerce and Labor Committee on Wednesday, February 10 at 10:15am. If you haven’t been following the the bill, here’s where we are – HB 154 was introduced April 13, 2015, by Rep. Mike Henne…
Read MoreOhio 3-Foot Passing Law Clears Committee
Progress continues on the statewide 3-ft passing law for the State of Ohio. House Bill 154 (3 feet passing clearance and proceeding with nonfunctioning traffic signals) had been assigned to the Ohio House Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety Committee and was unanimously approved by a 12 to 0 vote! The bill will now…
Read More3-foot passing law reintroduced as HB154
Ohio House Representatives Henne and Sheehy have introduced HB154 which reintroduces the 3′ passing law and the malfunctioning signal laws for cyclists to the state legislature. Several other representatives have signed on as co-sponsors. That means now if the perfect time for you to call your state representative and tell them that you want them…
Read MoreThe Latest On Statewide 3-foot Passing Law (HB145)
The statewide 3-ft passing law did not make it through the House of Representatives before their summer recess. That means now if the perfect time for you to call your state representative and tell them that when they go back to Columbus in September that you want them to support HB 145. Visit OhioHouse.gov to find your…
Read MoreTake Action: OBF Proposes 3-Foot Passing Law
Last June the City of Cleveland passed a law requiring motorists to give bicycle 3-feet of space when passing on the road. With this law in effect Bike Cleveland is currently working with Dix & Eaton (thanks to their 60 for 60 Campaign) to craft a public awareness campaign to educate motorists on the new…
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Read More3-Foot Bill Update, Slow Roll, Help Some Kids, Get Involved!
3-Foot Passing Bill Update Hopefully you’ve seen our action alert regarding passage of a state-wide 3-foot passing bill recently. Many people certainly did as Speaker Rosenburger’s Policy Director, Shawn Kasych has been receiving many calls and emails; thank you! We spoke with him yesterday on the phone and have a bit of an update. His…
Read MoreTake Action: Ohio House Voting on 3FT Passing Law
UPDATE June 5th The Ohio House of representatives has gone on summer recess without passing HB145. The bill will see some action in the fall (probably after the election in November). Don’e let this time go to waste, keep contacting your state representatives over the summer telling them why it is important for Ohio to…
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