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    Dutch trains substitute plastic bags for bathrooms

    AMSTERDAM (AP) — 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.

     

    95 comments

    • Red  •  7 mths ago
      It is for short runs, If they still have to have a room put aside plumb it with fixtures... or they might want to do the outdoor toilet inside... a comode with a bucket and empty the bucket at each stop... Will stink like hell but what can you expect
    • Nolan  •  7 mths ago
      It's only a matter a minutes before airlines implement these just to make flying more miserable.
      • Mark H 7 mths ago
        The airlines would have a pee bag fee also.
      • Salacious 7 mths ago
        A "pee Fee"!
    • Joe F  •  7 mths ago
      How long before these are implemented on American airlines ...where they'll probably charge you $10 per bag ... and then probably another $5 for disposing of it.
      • Kara 7 mths ago
        Don't give them any ideas.
    • OldDan  •  7 mths ago
      And pray tell, just where are the people going to find the privacy to use these bags? Guess they forgot that part of the design.
    • Christine  •  7 mths ago
      So what happens when you exceed the bag limit?
    • I said It  •  7 mths ago
      Wanna go dutch? No thank you . . .
    • kittybumkin  •  7 mths ago
      So what happens if u have to do # 2?????
      • i_trade_energy 7 mths ago
        Unsuspecting lady standing next to you? Drop the deuce in her purse.
    • Gate321  •  7 mths ago
      What if you need to poop?
      • Chuck 7 mths ago
        Then you'd be, literaly, #$%$ out of luck.
    • Michael  •  7 mths ago
      Where do they go to use them, up on the roof?
    • willyb  •  7 mths ago
      Where on the train do you go to perform the bag maneuver since there are no restrooms??? Or, it is a public affair???
    • Design Diva  •  7 mths ago
      That's just nasty.
    • BfromCT  •  7 mths ago
      Thanks but, no thanks. I'll just continue to use my coffee cup.
    • Michael  •  7 mths ago
      Those crazy dutch.
    • BillS  •  7 mths ago
      A lot of truck drivers use pee bottles, but they are arrested if they are caught throwing them in the trash.
    • david  •  7 mths ago
      The in-flight movie will be "The Yellow River" by I. P. Standing.
    • david  •  7 mths ago
      We be gellin.
    • Oblabbers Mama  •  7 mths ago
      Why throw it in the trash, the french will soon need it for sustenance after they vote in another communist leader !
    • Bulldog  •  7 mths ago
      Oh you have to love the Euro solutions!

      Sponsored by "Ziplock"! LOL!
    • I amafreeman  •  7 mths ago
      Absorbant gel????? More poison in the freakin' landfills! Humans!!
    • Alex  •  7 mths ago
      'Well, there you go?, somebody always thinking?
      'How long can a Dutch train ride be?
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