德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友, |. f' w1 k! W7 c% P' B0 b# J9 L' w
8 m) |/ E' O+ ? ; a, j. |: D) n0 v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。 - j' \- G; k3 s, l7 J" }
' S5 j' _, o' Q4 n) p% H6 b 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。 % b& c/ w; d7 G: x/ u
% A1 m$ ^9 D" E" j7 }7 }! R* S3 M 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。 * p/ t* S# K+ V! h) K; b
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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！” ! K/ s) ~1 W& B
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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。" U! g+ K4 P$ S y5 f# j5 f
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 3 N- a1 M! T& e5 M7 a: z/ k1 G& D* X- H4 @: F3 K
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. * _; x+ V2 u6 k6 z+ x/ ^& j' v4 B; y3 q) E2 S/ C
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. & V# s4 M% g8 \! \2 Y
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.( \7 F, i+ j" }9 l3 [0 K; G, I3 {# p
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All 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.4 ^6 `4 X! e% ]. B) u8 l
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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. # y* D) s* H, o/ I$ K; C * x7 S7 J$ K$ n, i& A"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.7 I0 H+ B! `0 e1 T
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