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New system could stop bullet trains faster in event of sea quake

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could stop bullet trains faster

Is this not a little misleading? I had visions of cups of coffee flying through the air. It seems the braking will start sooner, but the rate of deceleration will be the same as now.

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Was traveling till date thought these kind of systems are already built in!

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