德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 : l" I. G5 v# Z# i4 z, `2 _3 i3 u& h4 |; Z4 i+ G
7 P6 L3 | i) O! s& R+ I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 x: K( B4 _( b! J3 G: s
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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。 # O7 J" Q3 M( @+ N- C. K$ c v, u
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。 . Y; Y2 Z% [+ x3 D$ {' A5 x 9 e5 K% V7 \- S8 Q! L 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！” + {9 H) d4 R) ^/ L: K @' Z% J, E
9 r2 q! c* v2 Y0 f6 t 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 ~9 z$ f+ S& F) a$ S8 m' \; ~; K
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding, p$ Z0 }/ R5 E7 t) X
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ' ]. I* y. a. _
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. : I4 u; z7 @- |+ p+ K
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. ( B2 H$ F Q" q5 v1 d: k6 M8 h' U; h
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." D% U; B3 F* M; G& y" T3 |
! B9 i- N0 L+ ]( K! h! w* 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. 2 ~ o5 U' i v3 E) E" @0 w& p, R" ~9 \* v, H
"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.' f) E3 f8 D+ N% D/ Q- `( P9 U
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