德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 ' s, S! d8 L% z% ]9 i, J) e6 b6 b7 S2 Y* R; J
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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。 5 Q5 K, F( w0 X' n* | ) t) \+ l* @1 R \+ Y/ l 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。 ( D1 @* w: j% ]0 `4 x3 s2 A) I8 c
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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。 $ d" a4 a# N) Y0 n: Q& V + a0 b6 }% m8 K- r2 g 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+ u5 G: @- @1 C- b : F; t+ D( D T. j 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。 . m& k, L: b& m1 p: ~' r+ g: M: S! Z; X5 O. ~ d
. X# I5 H" Z3 \: D8 u/ H* Z3 YA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding - @0 V# y9 W$ G: Z) ~8 l3 K5 b6 Q6 k- j* M, B6 P# J6 k( q/ G0 t
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. # u1 P0 Q; H* Q; `; ~& _" n) F0 w! b% Z5 B( @9 l, d/ D2 Q
$ z, A2 u$ Y+ F# c) B) U- DThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. f& q5 q3 T( ]1 w! m. j1 t/ r4 G3 b0 L4 J, _" r0 k! Z% ] a
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. + \4 N( u/ h+ I# A8 Q * K- \( j }" JAll 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.0 v; j0 L. q5 |- ^ `
$ g4 ~; d P( HThough 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. $ y! A& S3 U* ~5 H3 O2 |, x$ X) m* r9 O; O3 s- |$ w/ d s1 c
"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.6 ~) a6 k; p* j; y, |
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