Thursday, February 27, 2003

Ruh Oh!
Driver Falls Asleep At Controls Of Japanese Bullet Train:
A passenger train service in Japan says it's apparently a first -- the driver of a bullet train falling asleep at 170 mph.

West Japan Railway says the train with 800 passengers on board was on autopilot and came to a stop about 300 feet short of where it was supposed to.

When station officials went to see what had happened, they found the driver sound asleep.

Nobody was hurt, but local police say the bullet-train driver might have violated some sort of railway law.
Hmm, time for my nap!