德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 ! z2 d& U. k) O+ k5 W * d( U6 j& P5 U( x . j! @+ d- V" o% [/ p, @; T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。 6 j- K' w4 |. m0 e
1 ]' N& G2 o- ] i+ X 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。 7 e C# S3 D0 F( G' a1 U# b1 k
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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。 : p: H# ?4 a$ i; ?6 u% `
( u2 Z" \( b6 }1 a 斯泰勒称，由于骑这种车需要齐心协力，所以异性朋友们骑着它外出兜风时，甚至可能会彼此产生感情，坠入爱河。斯泰勒说：“这是一个将人们团结到一起的革命性方法，人们需要这种自行车，我认为好朋友们应该走出他们的汽车，离开他们的沙发，一起骑着这种自行车外出郊游！即使陌生人骑上这种车，不要几分钟也能成为朋友，异性朋友甚至能在骑车时坠入爱河，此外，你只需靠自己的能量———可重复更新的能量就能让它运转起来！” 1 \, V3 H5 c3 }* B, v7 x
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不过，这种7座自行车的价格可不低，据悉，一辆“7座自行车”的价格要高达5500英镑。3 N* j$ g$ k' x) n/ _
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding" L2 e, R' V! K6 K
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. , U- N8 W4 U0 P# b" S2 d/ _9 t8 J) k }
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 3 I0 `, \) r& ~" o
! B$ B' o* q0 G8 b* y/ M& H* U/ @The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.: x0 }& ~3 J6 E0 ]$ _: [8 D1 k' n
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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.7 k6 i( H' G/ {! V5 h: _( C
! ~9 o5 o' P$ P3 iThough 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.0 q; _5 R( q) g; [
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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. ( z! Y4 q! a; p8 U2 O5 ~6 h' p+ J5 s) B1 a; ]4 x- b
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