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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。 . y' j2 ~# u6 D
; T! c+ [9 Q1 I5 z 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。 ) z, K- ]* E) @* J1 d3 F3 ^- Z9 M) |5 Y0 H' X6 r
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。 + j( O; X1 m8 v1 d+ y
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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！” ! \8 l2 {% L+ Y. f$ {5 s: @! S5 s0 q, P. N
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+ e% M) [& g6 O4 [
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding1 f9 h L, }7 R; v' m' b
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. , w6 E; u7 \4 S- W6 y5 l: s+ v( n- p0 m% P: l7 t" m$ b
3 X8 y- U7 D4 P8 x2 aThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. - g3 l8 x0 O/ x4 @& c$ q7 ^
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 6 v) r$ a0 a6 U. V $ Z7 k0 e, c, _6 u- z/ W9 sAll 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. * c1 ?$ d7 P% z2 X) `' ~# a+ o5 B& |% J$ E6 T
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.1 x, T7 Z# F6 ~
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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. 0 x8 V: Y; @7 T9 Z # O& n( K. v4 g+ g% c6 U( u[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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