" I+ A# q( z8 a2 t: S3 P6 u- V * z) j- S# p0 @* W' d3 _$ ^0 i$ V2 V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。 & F8 ^+ @0 b. b% B( K " L. M) Z4 R) k) r8 [ 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。 % P/ d( C% [1 [! J. D9 h
8 q# z5 h! p# ~- {) m b# c3 A% p 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 E- F, _8 T) k O
% I, w% m8 z+ _9 q! B 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！” - N" [# e* C0 v/ T: f! L$ B( j3 D. r$ d! V5 h
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 U6 ^) K! J* M, Y
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. % F) ~ f7 E) M2 ^1 x$ C. v l$ [/ Q, e+ b4 p) E$ {) }0 G* {! ~0 o: Q. F p7 g
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ; m# y! }0 | t" O: x & I! Z/ v! B! `The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 4 L1 d% _! w0 }. P 3 o+ I. w q( ]0 TAll 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.) ~4 }' y" u/ c, I. V- p& v
' | f' L; h, O) M, p% w6 sThough 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. : N2 D4 M d% N; I# x- n 9 d: t# W, I3 Y; X- S& a3 C3 I i8 R"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. , Y7 E, l* | S8 H: v2 P5 q: E: M- \; G6 P, _( T# T: @" o
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