4 o7 k2 d3 M" ] 4 B5 L9 P* n" A' [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。 + d/ @+ W# z+ s, k# @, G
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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。 8 n% w0 H0 T. u& U. v" ]
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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。 ! b- S" G" w' F+ l, [/ r d) @+ F9 i" [0 _ X
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！” % X# |8 K% P+ w/ r) L2 N! Y% Q& G, \) g3 n. q# W
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。7 O+ M& A( x$ s2 Y" m, {; Y
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. " _6 A3 c7 s2 G* ~- d8 w
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. / r) A1 k& W- r* t+ {6 q# D- d4 `
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 2 _4 \' j6 U6 g& ? g. M! T% u w& g& e9 z! p* @$ A9 o& E
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 |, e: A8 h; w9 Y3 f% I5 ^8 b ; r( @4 Q, M* n( W. XThough 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. 7 Y' ^6 X; W: C( H! j & g4 g/ T+ i$ F: B) x"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. 0 M r4 h* z" @, v# A/ j* Y1 J $ N% B; b5 |2 u/ ^8 z9 _0 ][ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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