德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友* Z% q) R, y* c3 o" W
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/ T: G9 p: V- w& e( C0 M7 k8 z3 @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。 2 h N4 d1 j# l- m) n
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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。 " r' }# ]/ J0 u; g0 Z0 ^5 k
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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。 1 s2 D7 e @" [8 q
3 |* |* J0 |+ S8 j# 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！” ' m# d6 j" u2 {
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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。 9 ^3 H1 v+ J3 t 6 S+ @8 B4 Z b" G) `3 o " b& y( r) d9 O4 c& J( f0 C9 eA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding% `. B( H$ p( Z. p( |7 }' N
) t' R0 J) u0 J, @London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ) s0 S3 m9 Q/ [+ S R9 p 7 V! y j7 v# Z7 A3 H4 k- e+ s( d: c/ U2 ?
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ; X3 P" b+ H4 n7 m- v0 z: r, ^% `$ ?6 d( o$ @
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.2 x- o' N, ]) p5 F9 K
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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.2 d7 Q5 Z$ c8 B* i' D
0 b" k( y1 \# a0 C2 K8 kThough 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.1 K9 z$ v9 i9 ]$ V: J; x/ t$ k
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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.6 J L0 W2 x' n, H! Q+ D3 w0 \ |
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