0 D" }5 |6 ~- h$ k% ~' [" W , j: X. `! j0 A' W3 `) c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。 ( |! ]/ e. h& V
' M2 G* B" M( P) z, S 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 l+ L j/ g' U' Q% L; U M
0 f" P3 k/ A3 c4 D 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。 8 _2 y% X% H1 [) W7 l
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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！” 8 A `; ?% V) @3 c0 n) b 9 i7 B5 @- w# L, n9 M 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。, x+ b" e/ b0 |, ]* M
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding / {' T" f! i: R; h9 B L/ F) \9 ~. K3 U' H) ]
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. - W/ q- Z8 _# `! |: U
7 T( k; V* y8 l3 R6 l; ?$ S+ a6 I ( H. B( C+ O! p1 E, n8 x" AThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. $ U; @5 S/ I* f3 y! m ' A# k5 k4 i8 s& n) y3 M# tThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 8 E3 |# b4 q, t) I. S# N9 `; B! D& e# }6 k' `% I9 Y+ 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. 5 I9 e" \8 }! O' p! Y, R% t9 s: V) M9 u5 E8 s5 l
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. ! ?* J+ R6 o% k & M+ ^9 X8 O! P9 E( n"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., r @; x f- h
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