Photos: No pants event takes a ride on BART in the Bay Area
January 13, 2013
All bundled up Sue Ferro of Pleasant Hill asks about BART riders not wearing pants as the west bound BART train heads to the Civc Center station during the "12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride" in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. BART riders joined those in New York, Berlin and Mexico that all participated in the annual event. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)
Some participated and some did not during the "12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride" on BART as the train heads to the Civic Center station in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. BART riders joined those in New York, Berlin and Mexico that all participated in the annual event. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)
A soldier takes off his pants while riding the subway on January 13, 2013 in New York City. He and thousands of others participated in the 12th annual No Pants Subway Ride, organized by New York City prank collective Improv Everywhere. During the afternoon event, participants boarded separate subway stops and removed their pants, pretending that they did not know each other. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Some chose to ignore while others were a bit curious about those that decided to leave their pants at home as folks travel west on a BART train during the "12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride" in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)
A man without his pants reads a newspaper in a subway train as he takes part at the "No Pants Subway Ride" in Berlin January 13, 2013. The event, organised by Improv Everywhere, involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch GERMANY) -
People without their pants exit a subway train during the "No Pants Subway Ride" in Berlin January 13, 2013. The event, organised by Improv Everywhere, involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)
Some riders in the New York City subway take part in the 2013 No Pants Subway Ride January 13, 2013. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Getty Images)
Some riders in the New York City subway wore only their underwear as they take part in the 2013 No Pants Subway Ride January 13, 2013. Started by Improv Everywhere, the goal is for riders to get on the subway train dressed in normal winter clothes (without pants) and keep a straight face. (AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Getty Images)
Some diverted their eyes, others were glued to their smart phones but some strangers struck up conversation with strangers with barely covered lower halves during the "12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride" in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)
Underwear formal and casual was out in force along with colorful socks during the "12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride" in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. BART riders joined those in New York, Berlin and Mexico that all participated in the annual event. Many traveled to Civic Center BART to meet up for a group photo in San Francisco. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)
A participant of "No Pants Subway Ride"stands in a subway train in Mexico City January 13, 2013. The event is organized by Flashmob Mexico where participants have to strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine, said organisers. (REUTERS/Henry Romero/MEXICO)
While stopping at the MacArthur Station Chuck Newell of San Francisco peers out as he joins other BART riders during the "12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride" in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)
Recent lower temperatures did not stop this man from participating in the "12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride" as a Pittsburg/Bay Point BART train travels west through Lafayette, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)
The line exiting the Civic Center BART station slowed down for those with out pockets that had to dig a little to find their BART ticket during the "12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride" in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)
The line exiting the Civic Center BART station slowed down for those with out pockets that had to dig a little to find their BART ticket during the "12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride" in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)
The problem with no pants is no pockets as Chuck Newell of San Francisco digs through his jeans pockets in search of his BART ticket to exit at the Civic Center station during the "12th Annual No Pants Subway Ride" in San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. BART riders joined those in New York, Berlin and Mexico that all participated in the annual event. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)