' X! n- w' b3 x0 ^* x3 H& g0 @ + K: e1 n) \0 D2 R, g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。 5 H% h7 N5 ~2 z0 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。 ) ]5 }9 T' j# | i0 }/ g8 u" E$ ~+ _ # ?/ l8 J; q1 | [# j 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。 : e* h( J0 I( n$ v z }
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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！” 5 i5 b2 ^7 N* x, |8 t & q1 q, W9 b; F" N0 n/ w% N 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。 8 a6 J1 m! w8 J# A0 n6 [ " h. e' p. ]- a' l J) s2 K" t" Q! x
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding4 y! e# R. e6 n
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 1 }& Q6 g. F2 \$ u: m% r/ p4 b. g: _
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 7 [8 L9 F* J/ `* h 2 `( l* ]0 h0 w4 D' B" m* B' Z+ J3 CThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.& o& Z! k3 J- L- x
: | v; o" T3 C$ `% V0 U; C# JAll 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.. P5 o: ]5 \ e" i: K/ \
' U) Z6 i- H7 g- o% 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. 2 P4 Z' L! l+ ~. h O- d% S0 w: N. {, Q- c8 S5 z: ?) b$ `
"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. : b1 o4 A+ g5 Q" O3 @ i& o$ o0 C9 N' H' o
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