AMSTERDAM 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 cant 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 that the pee-bag plan is not a joke. The bags are kept out of sight in the conductors 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.
Uke said
4:33 PM, 10/07/11
Kinda reminds me of the 'puke bags' they used ta have on planes... Always wondered what they did with the used, full ones...
Dutch trains have no bathrooms, offer 'pee bags'
AMSTERDAM 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 cant 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 that the pee-bag plan is not a joke. The bags are kept out of sight in the conductors 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.