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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。 9 g5 E( s R9 F2 I& i
' O: R! j) H, @" H. t 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。 0 ^, }3 _* R3 A& u 9 [5 p* G% Z, m- h3 S+ e& g/ H 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。 8 S* d+ l6 H1 n; o: `- L/ W8 D y9 [
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！” ( m1 E6 o) m; l: H+ ]
4 h! c& c6 L/ ~, k 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。, l8 u0 y$ d G. N
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 2 u. c0 t* Z3 G$ h% A$ Q ! l8 o- M& ?- q) [+ uLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. : ~, F% o' e3 ^% y# _ 1 g- c* ?& v- ?$ m5 A8 G/ d5 Z& Q7 ?8 S* I
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. _8 Q+ i$ R, F6 Y8 f, E$ `
9 m; g8 J1 n% V2 S: C' KThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. . P/ I5 {( K3 M7 M, r; g5 h/ }: D5 g* `4 ~2 E, t
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.4 ^% x0 U6 K7 E4 ?% r: g2 h: w) n
/ m! F5 a/ O$ m, n" P3 A: qThough 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.- D, S# j; p1 t. u3 Y! B, `
2 h' r! d7 W5 E$ q V"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. U: H: ?* f4 x
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