J& U* k; ~% O* l# d+ j 3 a9 {3 Y5 M2 e1 a H/ a4 N, U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 j" [/ ~! m1 T8 [: s: {4 \! O
- {$ S x8 y% }# N5 f3 @9 H0 G 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。 0 o$ M9 a: o+ }" q
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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。 , v, q+ |: i. i l8 @ 9 E/ Z- \( c3 h+ r9 W% A; g 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！” ; l P- C& ^+ ] 5 w. R* m/ Y( f% z 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。 6 T8 K( `# T1 g - f- \2 u2 J4 I, p) u, p8 i7 i/ i! W( Q% c! t( U0 e
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding2 B' ?7 j! }5 i; C# s* f' x" L1 ]
" S' W% ?# W. yLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ) [$ D; R1 C; B3 S
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 2 ]: R. V% J6 y + n& U- y8 U2 p$ f- G" TThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. : Y* _+ h# ~2 e: M S! { 7 N5 E O# L7 t, A7 r4 V! wAll 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. 7 U3 j" L ~8 a ( `% D3 Q! u. n) \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. " P7 e4 O8 u6 n2 a& ?* m* m6 V* e, r( T0 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.1 o7 z$ |* M1 O( A% z5 T
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