World Naked Bike Day - Melbourne 2011

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 07/03/2011 - 1:36pm

On Sunday March 6th, 145 Bike riders took part in the Melbourne leg of the "World Naked Bide Ride". The Mission Statement of the WNBR is "We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians plus all the negative effects of oil, cars, war, consumerism and non-renewable energy.".

See video of the event on Engage Media here:

Articles online here:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/06/3156446.htm

http://melbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/2011-world-nak...
http://melbourne-leader.whereilive.com.au/photos/gallery/naked-bike-ride...

http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-life/cyclists-strip-up-to-th...

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1495497/latest-from-wire/

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8220342/cyclists-get-nude-in-melbourne
http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/emnews/videos/melbourne-naked-bike-ri...

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1623968....

http://elcomercio.pe/mundo/723489/noticia-australia-ciclistas-manejaron-...

http://www.puuropreis.nl/index.php/naturisme/34-alg3/665-bloot-protest-i...

http://www.ka-news.de/entertainment/lebenundmode/leben/Verkehr-Buntes-Au...

For more info on this and other similar events visit
www.asbareasyoudare.com

Keywords: 
world naked bike ride
Geography: 
Melbourne
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Comments

Submitted by Steve (not verified) on Tue, 08/03/2011 - 12:55am

You bikes are made of steel you tyres are made of rubber you should be walking you lot are full of it

Submitted by Sacred Plants (not verified) on Tue, 08/03/2011 - 5:46am

...so maybe the bigots could elaborate what is the minimum clothing requirement to satisfy a claim for modesty?

Submitted by Geoff (not verified) on Wed, 09/03/2011 - 9:58am

Sacred Plants are you that stupid that you have to ask this question.I dare you to go to your local primary school naked when the parents are picking up the children I bet you get bashed and locked up.

You expect people to listen to you your a fool

Submitted by Sacred Plants (not verified) on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 10:48pm

Insults and threats instead of an instructive answer. This may teach the rest of the world what your kid feels about you but it is not helpful for anyone.

Tell it to a mother in a burqa...

Submitted by John (not verified) on Tue, 08/03/2011 - 4:56pm

Where were the police ? the lot of them should have been charged with indecent exposure

Submitted by sheila na gig (not verified) on Tue, 08/03/2011 - 10:42pm

oh I am so very happy to see people having such a wicked time! Indigenous peoples would have lived like this all of the time, naked! until the white man came with all of his conditioned mind values.

I am really happy to see you all. I am not in Aussie land at the moment but if I was, I would definitely have joined. Your mindsets are supreme. Peace and to a more equitable world and caring/sharing minds.

Aiming to deal with the negative emotions like hatred, anger and jealousy so that they become less and less in the mind. Indigenous peoples had sorted that stuff out millenias ago.....and just got on with 'living'. Judging by the preceding comments, we still have a lot of anger present in Australia and shit loads of systemic racism...the battle to achieve higher thinking and caring continues...I am by your side and I live in Amsterdam where cycling is not a problem. Everybody cycles. With no helmets, to boot, as it is very safe. Bikes have their own separate laneways from cars. There is a lot of respect for cyclists from vehicles. I think the mentality in Melbourne must change for the better. The drivers in vehicles in Melbourne get all hot headed and zoom by you on your bike. They don't have the education that the Dutch have as far as respect for your fellow human being on a bike.

There is a Dutch guy here who often bikes with only a g-string on. Everybody loves him including myself. They would not call him horrible names like they have called women and men terrible names here on your website. oh, we have a way to go with some minds....to loving kindness, something that takes more than a few lifetimes to achieve!