Nude cyclists ride through Lima

Source: The Telegraph

About 300 nude bicyclists rode through the Peruvian capital Lima to call attention to safety conditions and demand measures protecting cyclists.

Event organiser Octavio Zegarra said the protesters took to their bicycles nude on Saturday to show that "this is our body. With this we go out in the streets. We don't have a car to protect us."

Mr Zegarra asked others to "please respect us."

Official statistics show 2,830 people died in traffic accidents in Peru in 2011.

The cyclists, most of whom had painted slogans on to their bodies, were protesting for dedicated cycle lanes, in what was their seventh annual nude cyclist event.

Milagro Esquivel, one cyclist explained his decision to join in the protest.

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