德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 . A5 q' W) x% Q, R/ Y; x2 p2 q: @; c' H ( d: [; [( g2 A6 y* C# E, s( M9 C J
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 D4 p8 o+ _& z& z $ h- s$ J: c7 W' K: L+ A' p 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。 ' v2 ^5 L4 i# W6 x. a" ?* U1 f' e; H
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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。 ) F% q% w9 x( b+ A; @# l& u8 i , a+ \' ]9 e- ?5 ?0 x: ^+ f 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！” m; k$ D# }) i3 i
# y3 J$ D, r$ r9 g0 Y+ 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。: a* \, X2 a. c1 ?
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 0 v6 b+ E; o) V2 ~; j/ W$ R+ {- w0 X1 j, F
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. + C. f3 b/ ^# w! o0 T5 w2 ~
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ) n9 j# d: ?( f' c3 r
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. ; ^% f/ x* }. w* a x' \; p9 u" T- h4 R5 F2 E% ^% V. c5 r
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 ~% x* C z/ N' D& A/ q8 A - x; _( ?" }, p% `( n: M, vThough 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. 3 g P) I$ R# V# L. c4 U3 s+ u' w; S1 C/ ?, Z) s
"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. + k0 t' h, p3 e3 _" \4 s& l9 q7 x. `) c1 r1 F9 n! g i1 l
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