Women given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on Oktoberfest amusement ride
Investigation revealed thousands of voyeuristic videos taken on Munich beer festival’s Teufelsrad or Devil’s Wheel
TL;DR
- Free cycling shorts are being given to women on the Teufelsrad ride at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting.
- Over 32,000 videos linked to the Teufelsrad, focusing on women's dresses riding up, were found on Meta platforms.
- Upskirting has been illegal in Germany since 2020, punishable by fines or up to two years in prison.
- Ride operator Elisabeth Polaczy aims to make visitors feel secure by distributing the shorts.
- Police have increased warnings and made arrests for upskirting at the festival.
- A Swiss man was arrested this year for filming under a woman's dirndl.