Dutch trains substitute plastic bags for bathrooms

[Liberal_in_LA]

Dutch trains substitute plastic bags for bathrooms

The Dutch national railway has an unusual solution for passengers who need the bathroom on a train line designed without them: plastic bags.

The rail operator underlined that the bags, introduced Friday, are for use in emergencies only, when a train has stopped and passengers can't be evacuated. The idea has been met with incredulity by politicians and the general public already unhappy with the short-haul "Sprinter" trains' bathroomless design.

NS spokesman Eric Trinthamer confirmed Friday the "pee-bag" plan is not a joke. The bags are kept out of sight in the conductor's booth.

The bags have a cup-shaped plastic top and contain a highly absorbent material that turns urine into a gel-like mixture. After use the bags can be sealed and thrown in the trash.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/10/07/international/i054454D31.DTL#ixzz1a7GXvQkO

[HappyMe]

1. What. The. Hell.

:yoiks:

[Shagbark Hickory]

2. Where can I get some? I'd use them on a regular basis even though it's illegal in this country

to pee unless you're in private inside a building.

[SmileyRose]

3. LOL

the bags...are for use...when...passengers can't be evacuated.

So the purpose of the bags are to make sure passengers can be - um - evacuated.

[Mac1949]

4. Brings a whole new meaning to "going Dutch"!

:evilgrin:

[uppityperson]

5. that is very cool, gel diapers for adults if they are stuck on a train in an emergency.