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Women given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on Oktoberfest amusement ride

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What happened

Investigation revealed thousands of voyeuristic videos taken on Munich beer festival’s Teufelsrad or Devil’s Wheel Women have been given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on a famous amusement ride at the Oktoberfest in Munich, after an inves…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:10:23 UTC.

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