德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 * M4 P) k8 l k) M0 D1 ]: | 4 ?8 x& i# E/ k6 p6 _% \. N3 V* Y0 X, D( r
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。 % j( Z( n* D' }3 [! h
% {) E0 K2 L+ G0 T5 O 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。 $ } |" ]! d+ C
3 I" t& R) |3 c5 \ 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。 ! }. G7 K4 @6 f ( O4 t/ z3 A7 Z) \3 Y d 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！” ' V2 I4 ? F9 I; W 8 p" E( Y- O$ o8 k5 V 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 u, ~( \% d5 t( Y2 g' z( Q! q' @( u# ^
, T: U7 [" W- \# w8 I) A- ~A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding( U: J6 D) N( s+ r7 j# [) e" a4 f7 X
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 5 X8 u& |/ X1 @, t' |. d
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 3 C" h' `; ~& n& J C$ V - k" ^6 Y& F" O* NThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.4 j" w- j* n, ?
8 X, Q. f7 @, L6 W5 F8 `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.6 K& a s; L3 t! n& H
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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.1 i+ }; Y |, K
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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. 4 e% n' ~! k% L! k ; ?# C& g$ F5 d* Y[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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