德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 8 K+ c. b9 m7 T' ^& U 8 @& y' I: s8 U" h2 ^: p: ]( x . d/ W; e& o' l. F+ ^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。 ; A+ j9 E. b% q, o5 O' a; ^; i/ g0 G5 P" P
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。 8 M7 Q4 q! @! q% z8 m; }+ o4 F6 i$ y ! s$ Y* p, |3 B# A0 H( P# J 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。 * R9 y3 z& V( `* b
5 x6 r. k8 K' V7 d, q) L% 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！” , V1 Z' R! ?' a3 r0 }, o/ T
- Z. w. p3 e. g 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。" t \3 {. D/ o/ ~
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. $ U) i) H) k5 G
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 7 q0 y1 ?8 v7 \/ v5 }, W% k Z7 o7 o' u
/ W1 Q& F- s! S7 u' BThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights." V r* _) o" F9 Z" w b! n( Q/ c
% n' y( G+ H7 {$ N: u. x( NAll 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. 0 C" o I8 G; z5 f8 b- k# R* M " d" }9 E2 w, l2 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.8 P% P T w" h
& u/ K! K* @; L7 W/ q/ c) p' D"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. 1 H6 K5 N5 v A9 z4 e: v! v- w) M
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