Monday, June 16, 2008

Naked Rides Draw Attention To Bicyclists' Rights?



In other parts of the world, some people seem to think that riding their bikes naked will draw attention to bicyclists' rights. There were two naked bike rides this weekend, one in Sao Paulo and one in Manchester.

I was going to suggest we (meaning other people besides me) try this in our area to demand more respect for bicyclists, but both rides didn't end so happily (note the picture above of the nude rider being kicked in the groin by police).

Here's the story on the Manchester ride.

2 comments:

Ryan said...

Picture must be of the Manchester event. Doesn't look like Brazil ;-)

SRTC Staff said...

You're probably right, the caption must have been wrong. If they were in Sao Paulo, the cops would have been naked too (or at least wearing Speedos).


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