Dozens of citizens of all ages in bodypainting, naked, or lightly dressed responded to the call to celebrate the World Naked Bike Ride event in Thessaloniki, Greece on June 17.

Every year in cities around the world, people participate in the unusual event, as wearing clothes is optional and the objective is to celebrate cycling, to demonstrate the vulnerability of cyclists on the road, and to protest against the world’s oil dependency and the negative environmental impact of a car-dominated culture.

Dozens of citizens of all ages in bodypainting, naked or lightly dressed responded to the call to celebrate the World Naked Bike Ride event. One of the main slogans was "It's time to put a stop to the indecent exposure of people and the planet to cars and the pollution they create".

Every year, in cities around the world, people participate in this unusual event: the World Naked Bike Ride (WMBR), during which wearing clothes is optional and the objective is to celebrate cycling, to demonstrate the vulnerability of cyclists on the road, and to protest against the world’s oil dependency and the negative environmental impact of a car-dominated culture.