7 T5 r/ h8 L# S' ~* L4 @5 U: g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。 ) {, t3 Y0 ?* J% y$ }2 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。 , A; ?: a- A, ~8 N$ v4 |2 d/ U - \+ P* _& i9 L8 X7 h/ 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。 6 N9 m9 v8 j* K 8 K+ t, `& f; m% @" ]& _% y2 y 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% A* y- ]- y, p8 ?% W
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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。: @, d5 u# r2 U# C7 C3 D. ]/ I0 O
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding4 m) i9 Z# m2 z6 [: F. _1 Z& g
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 0 ~4 B2 ^' W9 m6 L% j# q' R0 W) f1 V; M# Z, j5 w2 ~* m8 S
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 0 c9 k( [ N. Q' U
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 6 M) h( I5 B, q9 {2 N8 x' H. W: n6 V ^* Q* M5 m! w( B6 ]6 j7 S( w' Z
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.1 s2 u$ j/ j n) A
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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. ' l! N) G; O% V0 \+ R% F( _/ K- d% U
"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. 6 [* Q* y7 z( R1 L+ V2 r5 c* E, h* \; e; t
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