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World Naked Bike Ride Cycles Into Saint Louis This Summer
The first ever Saint Louis World Naked Bike Ride will launch later this summer on Saturday August 2 at 9 pm, departing from Tower Grove Park’s Pool Pavilion (near Magnolia Ave and Tower Grove Ave).
The World Naked Bike Ride is an international event protesting oil dependency, promoting positive body image, and raising cyclist awareness. The bike ride’s dress code is “bare as you dare,” so all participants are welcome whether fully clothed, covered in body paint, or completely bare. It has been successful in various other cities such as nearby Chicago, though this is the first summer it will take place in Saint Louis. The Saint Louis event will have some pre-ride body painting at 7 pm.
There will also be a promotional event one week prior on July 26 at 9 pm. Indecent Exposure to Cars: The Story of the Naked Bike Ride will screen at the Community Arts and Media Project (CAMP) at 3022A Cherokee Street. Delicious baked goods will be available.
For additional information, email nakedbikestl@gmail.com.
Link 1:
nakedbikestl.blogspot.com
Link 2:
www.worldnakedbikeride.org
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From the post-dispatch: {St.
From the post-dispatch:
{St. Louis Police will meet with organizers Thursday to discuss the route and local indecency ordinances, which ban nudity "for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification or which is likely to cause affront or alarm."}
So, does this mean the police will be there to prevent it from happening, or just give people alot of rules and regulations, and why would the organizers even meet with them in the first place?
Kinda late
Isnt 9pm kinda late for nude bike riding?
9pm is fine by me
Not when it's supposed to be a heat index of 100+ during the day!
According to the event's
According to the event's website, it sounds like the police will actually be helping to guide cyclists through some of the busier intersections.
I think they met with the police to make sure that this could be a peaceful protest and that it wouldn't be met with immediate opposition out of the surprise it might cause on the part of the 'authorities'.
STL World Naked Bike Ride
Motorcycles & scooters are not cars...they also get MUCH better gas mileage than their 4-wheeled counterparts...
hopefully they will be allowed to participate !!!