Riders strip off in capital as part of worldwide naked bike ride

Описание: (9 Jun 2013) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of naked cyclists riding in front of Mexico City's Cathedral
2. Wide of cyclists on street
3. Cyclists pedaling
4. Wide of cyclists
5. Cyclists with people watching them from the side of the street
6. Cyclists on one of Mexico City's main streets
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Yovana Floyd, cyclist:
"Yes, to demand our rights (as cyclists) and for motorist to see us. We fear going out every day and not knowing if we will return to our homes."
8. Various of cyclists with people taking pictures of them from the side of the street
9. Wide of cyclists riding around Mexico City's Zocalo Square
10. Cyclists shouting through a megaphone
11. Cyclists riding on streets
STORYLINE
Thousands of cyclists in Mexico City rode through the streets naked on Saturday to mark the World Naked Bike Ride.
The daring cyclists demand more respect from drivers on the road and want to raise awareness on issues like quality of life and the use of fossil fuels.
The cyclists who took part in the event said showing their naked bodies was a way to show drivers the fragility of the human body.
Not all participants were naked.
"We fear of going out every day and not knowing if we will return to our homes," said Yovana Floyd, a naked cyclist.
The World Naked Bike Ride movement began on June 12, 2004, in Vancouver, Canada, and has been held every year in 29 cities around the world since then.
This unique style of protest toured the main streets of Mexico City ending in Zocalo Square.


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