, r- y3 o; L" V# g1 w6 j9 M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 I! Q: l, V& e: Y $ d& C) R. z* ?0 H0 l 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。 l8 s F/ z/ y- d7 G* p& M$ a
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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。 , {4 [9 F8 h1 e' M& i $ g" q) F. i# E 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！” 6 _4 ~5 x! p# A ]8 V1 p2 z
& _2 Y3 C; I* z" |+ h 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。% {# O. ]1 \3 J M3 M+ y
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p) h: I, j2 V, q1 \+ OA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding7 l8 R! Q/ N) z
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 3 }& @- h( d6 k' z
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. q: w9 j- u( H# }5 N6 ?- C0 rThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. * D0 D' V( T% r, y: ~' U
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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. 0 D& {6 P( l/ s# A$ l 8 f# G$ ?4 S' w! mThough 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. ! J3 z% Y0 @% l( J& w , O$ ]; w! a4 {" Q* c# {"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.; C9 U/ H, X! j& h2 F: u; Z
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