"Hundreds of carefree cyclists traversed Center City on Sunday for the Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride. Very few people actually started the race naked, but some said they might dare to go bare as the ride progressed. Many wore swimsuits, underwear, some women went topless, and others with carefully applied body paint. Organizers hoped the event spotlighted the vulnerability of cyclists, to make drivers aware of the need to share the road..."
http://www.philly.com/philly/photos/57697637.html
The annual event led to no arrests; indeed, the event is protected free speech.
http://www.phillynakedbikeride.org/
Although the line between free speech and public indecency is continually tested, nudity in the name of artistic expression is also protected, as demonstrated in this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/nyregion/26naked.html
where "not long after the nude woman, Megan Hanford, assumed her pose [in a NYC gallery storefront window], a patrol car rolled toward the gallery, Chair and the Maiden. The police vehicle rolled slowly, paused for a moment, and then kept going."
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