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Around 200 people are expected to join Canterbury’s World Naked Bike Ride, starting today, at 2pm. Problem is, last year some of the activists attended only so they could take a peak at nude women, not for bicycle advocacy. To avoid this, the organisers of the protest asked for officers to remove aroused participants from the line.
Famous worldwide for the way participants express themselves - full or partial nudity is encouraged - the World Naked Bike Ride takes place today in Canterbury, Kent. Around 200 people are expected to join the manifestation, that will start at 2 pm, U.K. time.
As you’d expect, nude people riding their bikes in full daylight on the city’s street can also be trouble for the poor officers that are in charge of citizen’s safety. Protest leaders have experienced a couple of issues last year, when some of the activists were not real cycling believers, but rather men who wanted to ogle at women.
The Mirror reported that the protest leaders decided aroused participants will be pulled over to the side of the road and will be asked to cover themselves immediately. “Regrettably, we were let down by a small minority of participants in the 2013 ride who ignored our requests and behaved inappropriately. They were there for their own benefit not for the benefit and purpose of supporting the Canterbury World Naked Bike Ride,” he explained.
What we didn’t understand is if protesters feeling over-excited about the event will also get a fine from the officers or they’ll just be asked to leave the line.
In case you are wondering, we’ll remind you that the World Naked Bike Ride (slightly similar to the Critical Mass) is an international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse on bicycles or other human-powered transport.
It started as an anti-war mass protest in 2004, after which it became a manifestation against oil dependency. In 2006, it switched to an action that focuses on cycling advocacy. By 2010, it had expanded to stage rides in 74 cities, in 17 countries, from U.S. to U.K. and Hungary to Paraguay.
As you’d expect, nude people riding their bikes in full daylight on the city’s street can also be trouble for the poor officers that are in charge of citizen’s safety. Protest leaders have experienced a couple of issues last year, when some of the activists were not real cycling believers, but rather men who wanted to ogle at women.
The Mirror reported that the protest leaders decided aroused participants will be pulled over to the side of the road and will be asked to cover themselves immediately. “Regrettably, we were let down by a small minority of participants in the 2013 ride who ignored our requests and behaved inappropriately. They were there for their own benefit not for the benefit and purpose of supporting the Canterbury World Naked Bike Ride,” he explained.
What we didn’t understand is if protesters feeling over-excited about the event will also get a fine from the officers or they’ll just be asked to leave the line.
In case you are wondering, we’ll remind you that the World Naked Bike Ride (slightly similar to the Critical Mass) is an international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse on bicycles or other human-powered transport.
It started as an anti-war mass protest in 2004, after which it became a manifestation against oil dependency. In 2006, it switched to an action that focuses on cycling advocacy. By 2010, it had expanded to stage rides in 74 cities, in 17 countries, from U.S. to U.K. and Hungary to Paraguay.
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