What do you think of the World Naked Bike Ride organization?

The following lower excerpt is from Wikipedia. It provides a brief description of this organization.

I would provide links to that page (as well to the WNBR site), but I don't want to potentially offend anyone, due to some nude photos on both sites. A search will easily get you there, if you really want more details.

I wanted to discuss the aims and methods of this group with anyone who is interested.

I find it hard to take this group seriously, for starters. It's method of getting their message across seems over-the-top. It's very much an attention-seeking way to make sure that they get media coverage.

Is this really a good way to get folks out of their cars and on bicycles or some kind of public transit?

We all already know that oil is "bad", and that other methods of fuel should be explored. Hybrid and electric cars are a good start. Public appetite for these alternatives seem to be growing.

What about car manufacturers? Have they not been dragging their feet on this issue for many decades? Alternatives to using oil and gasoline for cars is nothing new.

As for this group, I don't see how they are helping solve this problem. It seems too showy and superficial.

What do you think?

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World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is an international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse on human-powered transport (the vast majority on bicycles, and fewer on skateboards, rollerblades, roller skates) to "protest oil dependency and celebrate the power and individuality of our bodies and they are supporting local political parties such as the Work Less Party".

The dress code motto is "Bare As You Dare". Full and partial (especially topfree) nudity is encouraged, but not mandatory, on all rides. Requiring partial cover-up is strictly forbidden and is a distinguishing feature of WNBR versus other cycling events.

Creative expression is also encouraged to create a fun and immersive atmosphere during the ride, to capture the attention and imagination of passers-by and the media, and to make the experience more personalized and fulfilling for the riders. Body art (such as body painting) are common forms of creative expression, as well as costumes, art bikes, portable sound reinforcement systems (such as public address systems/bullhorns, boomboxes) and musical instruments, as well as other types of noisemakers.

Pre-ride parties for WNBR have become events unto themselves featuring musical bands, DJs, bodypainting, temporary structures/installation art, political tabling, and catering. In addition to simply being able to ride clothes-free on community streets, some rides have established precedent by having body-painting parties, often involving numbers of naked riders and artists, in high-visibility municipal parks.

This distinctive form of Critical Mass, occasionally called Critical Ass, is often described or categorized as a form of political protest, street theatre, party-on-wheels, streaking, public nudity and clothing-optional recreation and thus attracts a wide-range of participants.