Nude cyclists hit the streets of Lima to demand safety measures
A nude cyclist protests for better safety measures on the road in Lima, Peru.
Hundreds of under-dressed Peruvian cyclists took to the streets of the country's capital Lima Saturday to demand better safety measures for bikes on the road.
Protestors say that thousands of cyclists have been killed on the roads because of poor safety measures and reckless drivers.
"This is our body. With this, we go out in the streets. We don't have a car to protect us," event organiser Octavio Zegarra told the Associated Press.
Between 300 and 500 cyclists took part in the demonstration that demanded, among other things, the government install dedicated lanes for bikes, according to the BBC.
"I have gone naked because it's the way to raise awareness of our rights for example the bicycle lanes that are never free, there are always taxis parked, police sleeping," protester Milagro Esquivel told the Reuters.
Official statistics show 2,830 people died in traffic accidents in Peru in 2011.
It is the seventh annual naked bike protest in Peru.
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