德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 0 }. V$ W% J0 P- w4 W `: Y& `' n5 S& U0 E# f+ ~# C
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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。 ( A0 X0 Z: f+ G, {+ C( | 0 H) ~0 I* O' s8 v2 T# Z 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$ s/ v* |4 G% h3 s1 M, e * A9 p( H: I) M, Q; h 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。 * \ {' T0 l4 E- F& F - H0 n3 ~ U3 t7 |5 e7 e 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！” / D3 g6 M0 a/ p5 }' H/ W3 l/ S5 p6 k6 }- B( @
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。 5 w$ |' H' b! a: c) M. C . W' s6 \) h' w% ]: ? Y! n2 |, C, ~1 i0 @8 Z |5 N/ E
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 5 ~& t4 X: @0 s/ x1 u) ^1 H ( W. Y3 P( w/ |1 ?6 G! m+ ?- ALondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. " I5 U9 e1 j+ O5 {; t! h# Y q9 p
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 0 S/ F4 E: y* g
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# B- V3 \$ Q* Y8 M* \( K( KAll 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. * F! [, [ H4 C( P0 U* \ 3 l/ q) N% F- FThough 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. 6 A, @+ b$ A0 B7 G" K- H4 U( g7 ^& n9 K4 J" J
"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.3 l4 s' y# p9 b0 R* a1 b
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