[国际新闻] 德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友

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德国神奇自行车　7人同骑有利交友
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; m4 ?# K) t% O/ ]一家德国公司最近制造出了一种具有7个座位的新型三轮自行车。  
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　　据悉，这辆自行车拥有保时捷的方向盘、多个由踏板控制的水压刹车、一个停车刹以及车灯，这种7座自行车能够安全承载635公斤的重量，并以最高每小时24公里的速度行驶，所有7名骑车者都有脚踏板可以踩动，即使其中一两个乘客想偷懒休息一下，另外几人也能让这辆车继续前进。不过，7人中只能有一个人可以掌控方向盘。  & {6 y; d; }5 o8 p1 ]& m

7 |$ J# [' c+ u8 M5 P人在德国 社区　　由于骑车者围坐一圈就像开会一样，所以这种新型自行车也被戏称作是“会议自行车”。不过发明者斯泰勒更愿意将这种自行车称作是“微笑机器”，他认为这是最具有社交性的交通工具。  & O4 e5 o8 w; ^! R7 N# F6 K1 v

  M  ?7 m9 a) V. X/ |* W人在德国 社区　　斯泰勒称，由于骑这种车需要齐心协力，所以异性朋友们骑着它外出兜风时，甚至可能会彼此产生感情，坠入爱河。斯泰勒说：“这是一个将人们团结到一起的革命性方法，人们需要这种自行车，我认为好朋友们应该走出他们的汽车，离开他们的沙发，一起骑着这种自行车外出郊游！即使陌生人骑上这种车，不要几分钟也能成为朋友，异性朋友甚至能在骑车时坠入爱河，此外，你只需靠自己的能量———可重复更新的能量就能让它运转起来！”  
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　　不过，这种7座自行车的价格可不低，据悉，一辆“7座自行车”的价格要高达5500英镑。
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, X( s' h- A/ @rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding人在德国 社区2 v7 \3 ]8 x+ a: w1 A
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   * G/ U6 x: X+ u- H6 R1 Y' s
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. " @$ o2 q- g' E( e! s/ ^! y
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.. g8 ~5 V; L, j, R) ~" Q' H

+ I. x8 c) _, R: lAll seven riders can pedal, although the bike, which uses three motorbike wheels, can still move if one or more riders fancy a breather. But one of the riders always has to man the steering wheel.! H. t/ S: H% M
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Though the bike costs a whopping 5500 pounds plus shipping, Eric Staller, its inventor from Amsterdam believes it will be a success as it is the world's most sociable mode of transport.& C. v* o; f0 Q$ }8 {% e; ?

5 X6 t7 A, {# s% n$ l0 Z$ R+ ~"People need this bike. I think people are ready to get out of their cars and off their sofas and get silly. It lowers inhibitions and after a few minutes even complete strangers begin talking to each other. People have even fallen in love on these bikes. And you move along on your own energy - renewable energy," the Daily Mail quoted Staller as saying.
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