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A near close shave
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Well, this was almost a close shave. This bridge was built by a company that suffered a bridge collapse in another city, and when this bridge was tested, it was certified to be completely safe for bicycles and motorcycles, but nothing else, so these barricades were constructed at both ends, with two narrow "gates" through each to keep heavier vehicles away. This created huge traffic jams on a daily basis, and the occasional accident.
It seems to me that right of way here is given to the driver who does not notice he or she is going to drive into someone, so there is little incentive to pay attention to those around because if you do, you'll just be yielding to everyone else. The only possible advantage to being a defensive driver is that you won't drive into people who are trying to ignore your presence. But the laws of physics will not be mocked, and two bodies may not occupy the same space at the same time.
I didn't witness this crash, but it must have happened moments before I arrived, because traffic has not yet backed up and the victims are still on their cell phones. I'm not sure why one guy is getting a bird's eye view of the accident. |
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Everything about this shot says 'craziness' - the craziness of a system that allows the bridge to be built to such sloppy standards in the first place (I'm assuming corruption?) the craziness of putting a single gap in the barricade, when mutiple concrete bollards would have stopped larger traffic but barely hindered motorcycle flow, the craziness of not having designated lanes, and the craziness of the two riders both assuming the other would give way!
A little post-work might have tidied this up, maybe reducing the sky to get rid of that washed-out effect, and cropping from the bottom to eliminate that partial-object along the bottom edge of the frame? A small step backwards at the time of taking it would have allowed you to include the entirety of the man on the left and the woman on the right, rather than partly cropping each.
Rew
I like this Ted - typical China really. Good bit of photojournalism - right place, right time. I feel that a more panoramic crop would work well here..
David
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