( r9 J3 ^8 g0 B. f8 G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。 ' n a: ]5 P) Z! j( Y4 w
, Q2 z, N- K+ U2 I 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 Q7 d- L* z: W
& R3 m3 q2 w# J- U+ l 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。 ; ?9 x* f# W4 \/ {, M: H , @/ u( d# N5 c7 F; N: v% 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！” 3 M, `4 h& O' b
6 Q3 J8 b! ?7 P 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。 6 O( }4 d; A* G6 g# J8 B $ y: e8 I% v% |- I+ Q% F/ X4 b5 B" T6 k
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding ! K* Y, F, |- C# }$ @- h 3 V6 f+ K7 R) g5 |! {London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ' ^& S9 o8 o* a" z# v" q / C% r8 Y A2 H5 H% j5 a7 O0 p, j. `) ^6 a; m
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. / n; q9 N6 L: L
) g1 P. p# Q* p. y; I) q1 f2 B% KThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.0 H$ K& E6 U0 f3 w9 F* k
) I6 g! y- Q1 g; \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.* _, ~' x6 I/ y* ~. ^9 r0 f
- a9 Y; E B$ eThough 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.7 t0 V0 ?; _( _& L# y
5 Y8 ] Q- u A, S7 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. , r" e6 H, i. a1 q3 d. x' P9 I1 Y3 V3 ]$ L+ \+ C- `/ W
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