Ever been stuck in traffic with a full bladder and no restroom in sight? It's no fun, really, especially when there are too many cars around you, you can't go discreetly behind a tree -- and too many passengers in your car, you can't grab that empty bottle on the floor.
Thankfully, a Japanese company, Kaneko Sangyo Co., has given a lot of thought to the problem.
The manufacturer of plastic car accessories drew back the curtain on Tuesday on its new portable toilet for cars.
The toilet comes with a curtain large enough to conceal users and a plastic bag to collect waste.
"The commode will come in handy during major disasters such as earthquakes or when you are caught in a traffic jam," a company official told reporters, according to Kyodo News.
Japan is situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
Drivers stranded by tectonic movements or stuck in tailbacks simply assemble the cardboard toilet bowl, fit a water-absorbent sheet inside and draw round the curtain. [Link]
I don't understand how it would help during earthquakes. I mean, if I have a full bladder and there's a major earthquake, I'm not going to wait to draw a curtain.
