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World's fastest train delayed, perp gets away
The world's fastest train may be able to top 200 miles per hour, but it can be stopped with a barrier not even three inches long. A rider who opted to disregard the rules lit up a cigarette on the train as it ran from Guangzhou to Wuhan in China, causing a delay of two and a half hours. To put the inconvenience in perspective, that's about how long it takes the train to complete its journey of more than 700 miles (1,100 kilometers). The irritated passengers were unable to see justice served, as the smoker eluded capture – he fled the scene when the alarm that stopped the train went off. Reuters notes a Xinhua news agency report in which a spokesman for the Guangzhou Railway Group Corporate says, "Smoking is strictly forbidden on the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed train, even in the toilet." He continued, "It could trigger the alarm and even cause equipment failures."
It could also lead to a delay, he didn't need to explain, that could cost the passengers all the efficiency they purchased.
