3 U$ t8 G, v5 i % ^# {- J* k7 y1 M2 K3 u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。 7 E0 v* {5 n- _7 S6 O7 k" I! ^, h2 \& c2 S9 h
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。 % Y; ~! B. o9 Z7 H5 L# K4 Z- ^; |: M8 }3 p! } {' r
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。 S( u1 e$ G( m& ^3 Y* S) F& P9 D& A. Z4 t$ L+ j
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 w6 R9 V2 X# z; `+ s/ x3 |4 |) ?9 d
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。 9 j* t7 C% a8 g# D: k {% O7 w% C. J" H7 n/ l
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding # G' }" h( e: b8 C; C0 I 2 r+ p( m5 W0 t4 XLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ) F5 Q: ~5 n6 I- r/ W- o7 Z+ m w C# V" h) c2 e4 L5 Y. n& k9 [3 ]4 T6 [. l7 r, r, C2 |# A* S
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 5 N* D) g+ f+ _' \ c
; ?9 c9 h- C4 G- n$ m& P+ i$ C# mThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.4 {- {2 \; g! a/ r/ q% V8 i' ~
( b( h5 p6 U" T) q5 WAll 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. ; q' n% F# v5 D+ S; w ( L; ^& u0 Y; d: }8 RThough 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.1 U7 c6 ]2 _5 F% q
' w8 R( l& O* W6 }"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 n$ b: U( z6 Z l 9 V8 s) s; z+ n2 {, d[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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