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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。 / @7 L$ ]$ S* v) D4 D* x u5 N4 p3 ~
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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。 ( c5 Q/ N$ w' p. Z$ g G, f9 |1 H2 L; V
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。 q/ e0 S5 Q$ b1 D7 t9 ]. P
! k' z* J6 |, ~$ S3 p 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！” 7 h5 B6 `, D5 ]* Z" F6 y $ Z5 S% _) N, V' }% o& |2 r8 m# o 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。* R8 Q p4 L n% e% X6 f
* t5 C2 s. P. d, K% B: w " O- {, q3 ]/ f, I1 E2 w4 ZA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding # E, N1 X& ]2 y3 f5 N" X' X; x$ M0 a& |' D ! \2 X9 L, @% ]; ^, ~London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 3 _% U/ T9 t2 L
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 7 n9 h1 H3 w" ]; y
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 0 g7 ~0 _4 v' b5 W- C0 h' X5 o8 v1 H
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.7 b/ V8 r8 Z' m. A8 W7 e; h1 V
+ c9 R7 [# k: A/ ]Though 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. 3 c0 s9 y7 Q+ ? 3 G1 d7 u. P& H; C; j% Q"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 l) ^+ e" y' X6 y4 ?. K& d
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