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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。 7 @* c; _$ B, V# _( E( l: Z9 Q) b5 d' h/ c% Q; V
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。 6 D: B7 C+ j- X ' N5 Z4 ? W. x! `" N 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。 4 c; u8 ?) c/ k! N# M" K9 w, u( h# A, j% k& h
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！” / a8 r" ]6 {7 k$ \0 ^+ }% H6 N
* [# S( x" d1 W7 ^( F3 o D4 k- h, L 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。3 R7 v4 K. L& o+ J
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 5 {' E* v, m" c0 i9 M. }) H+ f$ a% k
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 2 } G: Z8 D; G) I. ~, a( @3 E4 {
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, Y' c2 O+ X1 s% d2 W2 K4 A9 yThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. : W- Q5 ?; }! q" J& Q- `4 r j. r" Q9 S1 h% g: Q) U
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. ) I0 |9 ^6 C' }0 [% _1 y & V' {* G" j5 EAll 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. , b; m3 S. i' o+ H3 ^ 1 O/ H, U- R; UThough 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.( R# x% V- K" U7 F8 w* g
0 b' p0 L/ n7 P"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.% L, `: B# R# |7 h% p) g
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