4 O& c: m- D4 d3 U0 v& t' | s1 @ " j3 s: D, I. o+ G z( m7 [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 k V9 z/ T! ?% n( t
0 Z; _$ p p: @2 [3 S* h) W3 ?* Y- Y 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 v$ P0 f! L* k# e$ P7 r5 N+ M # n% p9 u7 ~- S+ B4 {7 U3 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。 $ q u+ Q+ ]( f0 G3 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！” / q6 S) S! `, i
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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 A. j) m6 t& n+ M5 ], `3 s# Y+ c
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& _ I4 F1 {9 {& D$ yA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding ; V+ Y, ~2 Q9 U- M5 g1 E; k) z& y( k- S; m2 V+ ~
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 2 V* I1 Z3 v# z+ E 6 {' d, @5 J A# t P; C 6 s( i' N2 q4 S# `# c4 H4 a8 o3 zThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 7 W& c' V8 d4 B: x: } l3 ]
! V, ^& u: K( D$ M& hThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.+ { J, l/ k! V. \3 I6 T
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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. # J4 [( V, z. L6 a; U7 D e7 Y1 Z4 e' M( w8 M3 J
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./ e3 B5 w% d& w! y, c
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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. " [5 e1 L: h/ c2 U2 R6 M C& G! x! P" v4 `7 P0 b- O# K! e, B
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