Going on the road

Leave it to the clever Japanese to take peeing in a bottle to the next level:

If you're stuck in traffic when Mother Nature calls, Japan's Kaneko Sangyo Co. has developed the loo for you.

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.

I had no idea that traffic jams in Japan were disasters of the same magnitude as earthquakes. I guess we should all quit griping about the traffic here in L.A.