Photos: Why these bikers choose to ride out naked in Los Angeles

[caption id="attachment_1572971" align="alignleft" width="940"] People ride past the Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, in the World Naked Bike Ride in Los Angeles, California on 16 June. The event aims to defend the right of cyclists to ride on the streets in safety, according to organisers. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1572973" align="alignleft" width="940"] People ride in the World Naked Bike Ride in Los Angeles. The World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an international bike ride in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse on human-powered transport. The vast majority are on bicycles but skateboards are also okay. Reuters [/caption] [caption id="attachment_1572975" align="alignleft" width="940"] People ride in the World Naked Bike Ride in Los Angeles. The dress code motto is "bare as you dare". It should be noted that nudity is not mandatory. Reuters [/caption] [caption id="attachment_1572977" align="alignleft" width="940"] People ride in the World Naked Bike Ride in Los Angeles. The first official World Naked Bike ride took place in 2003. Reuters [/caption] [caption id="attachment_1572979" align="alignleft" width="940"] People ride in the World Naked Bike Ride in Los Angeles, California. Participants believe that many cities are not designed to take advantage of bicycles, which are one of the mostefficient means of personal transport. Reuters [/caption] [caption id="attachment_1572981" align="alignleft" width="940"] People ride in the World Naked Bike Ride in Los Angeles, California. They also believe that most cities assume bikers are the ones blocking traffic. The bikers say they are the traffic too and that their safety and road rights matter as well. Reuters [/caption] [caption id="attachment_1572983" align="alignleft" width="940"] People ride in the World Naked Bike Ride in Los Angeles, California. Reuters [/caption]