'No Pants Ride' Gets Mixed Review from Metro Riders

WASHINGTON--Metrorail riders had an eye-opening experience watching up to 200 people remove their pants Saturday afternoon before heading into railcars.

No one was arrested in the activity because participants didn't break the law as long as they kept their "undies" on.

But many Metro riders asked the big question. Why did the group drop trow on the Metro?

"No real purpose, just to get people to laugh a little bit," said Elizabeth, one of the organizers of the event. She didn't care to share her last name in between giggles Saturday.

The group organized on the social website Facebook and met at the Dupont Circle Metro Station fully clothed.

Stunts like this have taken place on the New York City Subway before, but never on Metro.

Metro riders had various opinions about the activity Saturday.

Some said the unusually warm January temperatures that the Washington area has experienced lately in the past week it a good time to do it.

"I think its fine as long as they're not showing any flesh and they're being decent," said one rider.

However, other Metro riders described the group's action as "indecent exposure" and questioned if it were some type of rebellion.

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