Madison's naked bike ride: less skin, fewer tickets
Madison police ticketed just one of the participants in the city's version of the World Naked Bike Ride Saturday, standing on formality amid the bare display.
In 2010, police ticketed nine of the participants, but chose this year to step back, take in the spectacle and ticket one rider in a ceremonial gesture.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, about 70 bikers joined the ride around the Capitol Square, about 40 fewer than the 2010 version.
The Naked Rides around the world are intended to celebrate the human body and protest the world's dependence on oil.
6 Comments for "Madison's naked bike ride: less skin, fewer tickets"
bagman00 Jun 19, 2011 9:27 PM
al3049 Jun 19, 2011 9:46 PM
There is no reason they have to be nude and therefore obscene, especially with all the children at the Farmer's Market. And like the courts say, permissiveness of public nudity is not a necessary condition to be able to exercise freedom of speech.
I wish all of these nutjobs were issued citations.
BadgerMad Jun 19, 2011 11:46 PM
just at a parade in Seattle that started with over 100 naked bikers, and
there were plenty of people of all ages to watch. It was fun, and the city
doesn't care.
Wisco2020 Jun 20, 2011 10:53 AM
Modra Jun 27, 2011 12:49 PM