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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。 ; P! P7 H* t0 M Z- f
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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。 ?9 I" h ^0 a" i+ F' s( ?
0 ]( q. q' ?" l, ^4 O 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。 5 Z" Y4 n' p1 r7 ]' t7 T
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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！” 4 @* q9 S; \0 y% K6 V& F' l* q8 ~3 j! L2 k4 N3 P
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。 ' I k% f' `* Y, Y+ x: g2 ^7 U/ S ! I$ `. `" x; g5 V, Y6 v" J : G, S5 V) u/ zA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding5 Q$ G3 P( G$ C' _( \0 Q7 S
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 2 C( i- y! H$ T2 z# g: t% Y. c1 j! ^" `7 {" k+ W
" |2 D$ d, u4 a; z8 U6 qThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ) g) y' { S4 T, L3 \0 s
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.! ?) M' I D# M$ \1 H* J
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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 i+ W, l6 n! Y X, g5 o8 a . A' i+ D# y& | F3 M, BThough 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. & o, R6 F3 O2 D9 S ' i' w2 q X0 L"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. ; E* e# h6 O; }4 G. A2 Y1 W 4 S+ v2 s# k, L1 ~& t5 v! N7 c[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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