On the bright side, at least they weren’t driving fossil fueled vehicles
(Sentinel Republic) The World Naked Bike Ride is a global protest.
Organizers instruct riders on their Facebook page to obey police but warn that those riding naked may be ticketed.
Footage posted online from the Leeside event show cyclists – some decked out in intricate body-paint designs, others cheating slightly in shorts and swimming togs – waving and cheering as they cycle, as motorists beep their support.
More than 1,000 people are expected to take part in the World Naked Bike Ride when it returns to the streets of London later today. While clothing is optional, all participants will wear helmets and lights so they can be seen on the road.
It’s supposed to be about sharing the road and seeing bicyclists and stuff, and the article doesn’t really support the headline regarding climate change. However, when you check their website, there are all sorts of wonky links to “climate change”. In the FAQs we read
What does cycling naked have to do with environmental protest?
We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians as well as the negative consequences we all face due to dependence on oil, and other forms of non-renewable energy.
Can we assume they ride bikes that were made only with renewable energy? And do not use any petroleum products to lubricate their bikes? And that there are no plastics on their bikes?
