MONTPELIER, VERMONT, USA - Jun 8, 2008 - The World Naked Bike Ride, the annual protest against the automobile culture, isn’t reserved to big metropolises, as the media would have you believe. Yesterday’s edition took place in about 70 cities in the northern hemisphere, including Paris, France, as well as quaint Montpelier, capital of Vermont, which has a population of less than 10,000.

Strangely, while it’s not illegal to be nude in public in Vermont, the law prohibits undressing in public, thus forcing the 30 men and women who participated to disrobe inside a downtown building before beginning their ride through downtown streets.
Vermont’s largest city, Burlington (pop. 40,000 approx.), also hosted a version of the event.

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