You can find over 300 images of riders in Dorchester at www.dotbike.org (look for flickr photos on the banner). We haven’t done a count but a vast majority of these riders aren’t wearing helmets, are often riding facing traffic or staying on the sidewalk. Given State accident report figures indicate Dorchester’s youth are in bicycle accidents at a higher rate than any other neighborhood in the city and our adult residents are significantly above ‘average’ in their rate of accidents (besides lousy reporting data) what does this say about riding in Dorchester? Would that argue for more infrastructure? Would that argue for more attention by the city to these riders? We think so. How about you?
