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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。 3 u8 m5 }+ m- [1 Q' |+ V" F, l
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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。 b7 E6 q: B2 W" Q, L" Q! W& J
: | P9 ]! r" v$ i 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。 ; \# [# _6 R5 y& c& g9 L# ~. f6 [. s3 u1 j2 C
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！” ! ?: r n/ N! L% d6 H, J$ ]* x, Z. o
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。 Y9 e& A4 w) Q. l+ D
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ! z( c% }# I+ N( _+ w
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. , A& p: v5 v; s. z9 C 6 Y5 ~& I# A2 \3 S# ]; xThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. $ }3 y& ~3 i" X4 N 3 i1 T ~6 W8 M& v5 j! g, w% PAll 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.! i2 u" f2 s# u9 f9 F7 h
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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. ( P/ {$ E |' K$ q; |' N* I [) l8 O; I/ P
"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.+ m3 Q P# Z. H6 u( ^
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