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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。 " s6 g" H; C3 Z) S) S J: P# ?
4 J8 g( m! ~+ O8 c( ]1 ~ 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。 & B" e3 p( M0 S K9 A6 v$ w
: L) ^* {. }# d: u; s% u k6 j 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。 , |# L2 C' @ b( P
4 z! u4 i- z/ F4 C" k; m. j7 W 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！” ) `. H; ] q5 n1 m/ h
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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。4 U2 r% U; y' Q; R8 p/ n `# E
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4 f' \& t4 J: jA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding" C7 w( R6 H9 r! e0 S* `! p
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. + J4 }/ H5 z/ {: x: E+ S- Z# T h3 O3 U
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. / D! D$ {: O: m3 z* g0 L! y
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. ' }% `$ P1 I$ O, t7 l; B1 Y8 a$ R. D/ Y
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. # T9 _2 {. E7 K" Y : m! e/ F2 ^0 t3 z( V5 D, D% h2 rThough 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 [6 L/ ~. z6 F " c" `2 @( M# V! 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.# M8 H9 ~3 r/ G j2 G$ b. H0 V
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