德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 4 b7 I4 W/ `: A( |* {- U' e 5 f9 u8 k, G3 p5 t) x$ S" S7 z8 F( V7 [: h0 I6 y, k
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% Q' \& G8 i5 l5 q# \
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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。 : \ M2 {- v+ D: b* l8 C! |5 O! Z$ I' s k6 c% u. d
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。 & L+ _0 _5 x( E; ]( t
5 S3 e+ r9 t; C/ t 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！” y5 }* R$ e, v& x# l
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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。 5 V w; f! v" T0 | c: W 4 t0 A, I4 k, G4 @* ?* e4 `% g& Z8 l4 F8 s& Y0 e9 J
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding . r8 f- e: l/ w9 J. l @ 4 y( U7 y% J" B9 CLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. % @- `" j# O* S2 y/ n
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. . A$ h* n, }# F# T0 U+ B( c) k' j x % \" L9 V2 p0 O9 @" bThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.( |% y" d Z5 [
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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. l3 d# \% k* u$ D e4 @0 @1 e1 T
; l8 d9 U: p, y$ \9 J' i% a" A% 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.6 n& t1 J( s5 `. u+ y
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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. : x2 ]7 `1 L3 e4 p7 q: {( k/ u G9 o
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