Sunday June 9, 2007 - Today, in scores of cities across the world, thousands of people protested oil dependency and the dominance of automobiles by cycling in the streets, most of them nude. In Paris, approximately 400 had assembled for the ride, but were ordered by police to get dressed or face the consequences. All complied except for five individuals, who were promptly arrested for sexual exhibition and led away. Thus ended the event in the French capital. Meanwhile, in Montreal, Canada, the world’s second largest French-speaking city, about 30 nude protesters rode along with the support and protection of the local police.
In London, usually the site of the largest naked bike ride, an estimated 1000 participated, according to police and Rob Jordan, one of the ride’s organizers. This was more than the 850 that took part last year. London’s cyclists avoided problems with authorities by hiding their intimate parts, either with paint or pieces of tape. Madrid, on the other hand, saw around 300 take part in their version of the protest, while 96 men and 4 women pedaled thir way through Mexico City.

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