, ^7 s8 a% E9 ^* R$ @! U : C" i- q5 t5 u$ u5 `) V* d# w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。 3 A5 V7 k4 f0 Q$ j0 M# j" [/ ^
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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。 ) y$ H! @! o3 y& {. W+ ^ ! L2 T; d5 ?3 J: z% _1 p& K% F 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。 3 ~, k8 Z( R" h( {( U+ S " } ?" F' `! g I6 C4 l- X& T 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！” $ p5 \) [" Q! \; q5 E
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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。 - p9 _( Z. f0 R% ?" }3 Y4 L. S. r8 C% O8 K
# N; o% p# I$ X5 S; S% fA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding . y2 e: j5 ]5 W; @1 P) a4 A C+ p3 ?/ U$ Q4 }/ c
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. % k; x6 w3 K" k* O0 G3 j8 @
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ' d* }5 F5 m6 q# P+ N
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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. 7 I$ N& f' S/ R' ~( E" k9 D- u0 ? ' @) ~$ n' _" t; qThough 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.% m! p6 D/ X4 ~" _! I3 ?: F+ g
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"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$ C. w: Q" {$ {& p( H7 L- V " u. {' p) C# C" B: y5 r' v[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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