My friend Sam sent pictures of the second annual New York City Naked Bike Ride. Protesters chanted, “Less gas, more a…!” The ride went The Gothamist has a “pretty SFW” gallery.

So what’s the big idea? A World Naked Bike Ride:

It’s time to put a stop to the indecent exposure of people and the planet to cars and the pollution they create.

According to the United Nations, close to a million species of plants and animals could disappear from the face of the earth in the next 50 years as a result of greenhouse gasses being released primarily from motor vehicles.

Since 2004, cities across the world have experienced the joy of the world’s largest naked event promoting cycling in the history of humanity. […]

World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is being organized and supported by many different groups. The groups are only connected by their determination to all be naked on their bikes on WNBR Day, riding in celebration, jubilation to deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world to the masses. We have many great reasons to be celebrating, with all the glory of naked two-wheel sanity. It’s time to join hundreds of naked compatriots in a free, non-sexual, fun bike ride!

There was also a ride in Miami Wednesday, “Balls against tar balls.”

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