德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 1 ]. z8 `* ? ^1 K3 g0 s / a6 m5 s$ B/ r6 |* b. x# C) L$ i y( j1 a( Y
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。 9 u5 w! B' Y+ p P
3 r6 [6 L. p1 ~; k; |( W) ] 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。 # B3 z. O% W3 j, f$ v
, F" z$ ^8 }- [ p 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。 5 f Y' c$ G% f" v
# C N) `! l" ~ z. L3 i, W2 H 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！” & Z& N# ^4 E/ W3 ]# p' K
% H& H0 J& @* B1 Z1 A 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。 0 m5 h2 H U, q+ i, t 8 U" Y7 T1 G* h- g1 h Q7 q6 l5 ~* T% R9 @$ z3 S5 m
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding8 v% l3 p) v v+ Z, M! W. k
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. : p; O+ U+ a6 Q
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0 p3 [1 G2 {9 X" v* m1 k- ]The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. # P0 ?* j y$ w5 A % W; d3 ?4 ?' N% YThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.8 M' P& I! v c$ N3 ]0 _6 N
) I- Z3 ~% \1 _* t; S. eAll 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.) T* Z7 G& S7 s h
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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. 9 V8 l4 ~) }9 u% O , S( \( P2 t5 Y9 B6 k/ N6 T"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.8 k- p5 E/ G1 j5 e; K+ Z. _
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