" K9 }- [3 S! v6 O- b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。 % W0 m# U+ w0 `% r4 y4 }) B& F- \2 C: H
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。 2 \( [' H1 o$ B3 P! M 3 w$ q- w( G4 g7 n7 B 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。 ! r+ R2 \9 Y: P7 y# ?: b 8 x# y- ^) a4 C+ t9 | 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！” 0 D L8 }7 L" g3 z4 d& |' X
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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。# e! @+ v+ D3 H- x
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 7 s' B9 Z. u+ p6 ^4 [ 5 h* O3 q$ l; s, H2 L# P) ^' A, BLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. . A# _' O3 N4 d6 H
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, v7 d: c" U4 z# d7 V" k* aThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. H5 T; e$ x* x6 R) g
: f% ^5 D& ]8 T) n( c6 bThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 4 r- p" b. M) B: ? + k; I2 `& b/ k' [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.% h" n/ |9 ^" z2 M4 n& I$ j' D
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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. # Q6 `8 g. {* {0 I4 o0 D4 O9 w8 e6 z* a4 [( r
"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.! V, z. x- M3 |* ?* _: G
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