德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 # D3 W% J( O j: @ + K& L/ c2 |3 H- l/ L) w/ ?" P 9 M2 a2 w4 ^1 U0 I; `2 b- n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。 / D2 h) N/ G$ I. U* |3 k ) v5 r+ ~% \9 H! k l* @ 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。 % @3 g& x. v+ ~/ x" Q$ b4 d5 e - l2 _$ k) W, s+ F! e 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。 2 d! g7 R, e! r# z* }" O
% _+ Q9 t0 ?: C+ ` 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！” ! ^2 \( A E) M- a( J* u9 L' ?, G! x* }2 G$ G; e. Z: P* H9 i
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。& ?! @! q; k# X1 P) J9 r* ?9 D/ s! S
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. - O- n& P! J; F" C* [. R" d
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ' ]# q+ D6 x+ o. D8 A% ?, d0 T6 i
; s4 L& x! N6 A3 T& L3 Y9 z( jThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 4 C |6 z0 L) F7 A% ~+ j* f 7 P9 O' B- \' j- \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. 4 p' T+ C, w7 d$ m; z( ?* O 5 ^7 g( S' [$ u# B$ N+ l* q% oThough 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.* o. I) C( M8 ?, f" z
3 K9 }5 n8 ?4 r% `+ H9 w. F: u/ K+ 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.5 l. n' N7 B) u) n' v
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