Shinkansen Bathroom Break

[Szdfan]

So this is quite the story:

 

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/bullet-train-driver-in-trouble-after-90-mph-restroom-run/?fbclid=IwAR0_uC1T3VgFN96SI1VFh2_wk8kOlgTwIf0VL1wrBsmSJqcjLboSl3C95bw

 

“The driver of a Central Japan Railway Co. Shinkansen bullet train is in trouble after leaving the cab of his train one day last week to go to the restroom while the train was operating at 150 kilometers per hour (93 mph), leaving the train in charge of a conductor who was not licensed to drive the train.”

 

“The incident came to light because the train fell one minute behind schedule at one point in its trip, leading to a hearing in which the driver said he left the controls because of abdominal pain, with the conductor occupying a jump seat without operating the train. The trains can operate while gradually slowing down in the absence of a driver.”