Crash photos

A photographer has come under fire in China for his pictures of a man falling off a bicycle. The man took a spectacular digger in Xiamen city after his bike hit a pot-hole submerged in rainwater. http://www.tonyrogers.com/humor/images/chinese_bicyclist_01.jpg But photographer Liu Tao was accused of lying in wait to take his pictures instead of warning people of the danger. http://www.tonyrogers.com/humor/images/chinese_bicyclist_02.jpg Readers of the Beijing Youth Daily, which published the shots, wrote in to express their feelings. One wrote: "The pictures are well shot, but the person who shot this is disgusting. He knew there was a pit, but was waiting there for someone to fall over." And another said: "The photographer should really be condemned since he knew there definitely would be other victims." http://www.tonyrogers.com/humor/images/chinese_bicyclist_03.jpg Liu defended himself, saying: "I just knew that the city government has paved the pit, and without my pictures, the pit would not be noticed by the government, and there would perhaps be more people falling over."

That was a pretty good face plant... :dthumb:

Well he may be in China instead of Thailand, but it sure looks like Bangkok to me :lol:

I was thinking the same thing snake!! :bash:

And he never dropped the umbrella. :lol:

now that is funny.

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_11_6.gif :leaving:

In the idea that he is trying to get the govt to fix it...he's right. "The needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few." ..or the one

He is right about one thing. The only way to get something done by any government is to show the people the wrong in what they are or are not doing. :cursin: I bet that hole was fixed the same day the pic was published. :skep:

Liu defended himself, saying: "I just knew that the city government has paved the pit, and without my pictures, the pit would not be noticed by the government, and there would perhaps be more people falling over." i doubt his intentions were so noble. Or spur of the moment. He sure had enough time to focus on the puddle, the premonition to snap a pic at such an early stage of the fall and snap many more in that split second. Its funny but dont lie about it when youre getting flack for it. Public service... dont think so. Still funny!

maybe he shouldnt ride his bike in the rain while holding a damn umbrella :lol: :lol: :lol: funniest sight ever!!!

That is funny. I'm gonna connect my other HDD and see if I can find the pics of the accident that I have. I'll post 'em when I find them, if I still have them.

I rate that a 10 for Style and a 8 for the landing... :pat:

Reminds me of a fomous saying, "take you bike over any sweet jumps" Napolean Dynamite. Give him credit for sacraficing his teeth to hold on to his umbrella

The umbrella must have been his new Gucci umbrella.