德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 ) i7 }2 p1 o4 Z6 {/ G1 R8 ?7 ~3 y+ c
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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。 " s5 a& t. |1 ~$ l8 B& |: A
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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。 ) S4 \. C5 Q1 h2 G. S# Y+ Z5 e5 ~
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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。 \- T' R2 ~" _3 f
; W( N- D. j. p- l: H* T: n) r 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！” " z$ }* z/ y. P, m r5 i( s# P+ t9 P1 c4 w* I
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。 # p+ l' z5 ?8 f4 ]- e( r7 j, `- F 1 w0 I5 M7 I2 t. `# f i 3 W: S8 P4 e6 i3 q0 ~A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding' z; P- }* c- A# N$ [+ K3 x
! C0 F0 u( S" {8 e& OLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 7 c/ p- Z) s+ [: P, v( t6 }- f: z" \* g/ a6 ~
8 U/ w& }/ U M# w7 T/ m- CThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 9 E+ w) v- K% \ e8 K- o2 S 0 _4 `# l/ |( j# w6 L2 L# a: {The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.+ q* E4 `5 {, O. S) g7 q) u- x
* Z% _( I. B; C) G' ?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 F" C3 N1 F; {
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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. ! k( N+ X4 r1 `* v, a% i- v7 ]& {' O( {" ~" E
"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.3 y% ^. a& K% L, b
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