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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。 . U/ D2 q% o/ A% ?4 W
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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。 ' I" ]) G2 M8 h/ e, R$ s5 b
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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。 $ D. x- c0 L* |+ }0 [0 k6 f2 R! y1 Q2 k) L* t, r
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！” 2 A# A1 W4 P, M. |
$ o' m1 y$ Y; Y0 U& J 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。 V9 j2 t5 W* _: K6 ^$ O2 Q: K 7 l% v) ]& w- t1 ~# G1 B8 ? 2 m, ^* R; M& LA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding9 Q7 A$ G9 y9 h% Q9 d7 n
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 1 {7 m+ d# q5 z, ` m9 z! l* m7 h' Z- c& v" H# f4 U, R
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. + V) [8 X E+ T6 } 9 Y% R6 h; S8 ^4 RAll 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. * l: t0 i& J2 }% H$ } ! @1 B% g6 _3 e5 w. A( vThough 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. ' M9 N5 o ^5 m9 V! j" G8 O9 I " P+ J4 I; Q6 X/ \8 k2 J"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., o8 v( [! {. @! z9 v
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