德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 , [$ |0 x+ O( y8 T# I( h8 F7 ?3 D& m3 |$ {! z, X N
" r% q2 _3 m1 m5 g. D# V$ Z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。 . e3 [" a% W" a3 {' v# p$ v6 s. A
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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。 ) P: L% V1 R$ W4 V7 _4 b3 \' m# Z3 B9 K" X. a! J) c6 Y
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。 ( ?* W Z% L: u7 p9 l6 u
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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！” ' s4 m+ @8 w' _ , I/ W; K+ b( v 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。 + }' e: w1 X1 @8 ~) k# g; f/ F" L' G% {, ]
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding : P* F$ q9 H# N) T/ B$ r b% _6 G Y : k- o2 I4 ]9 { k( yLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. : c% v# [" A O
% H4 }1 C0 T5 ?; l 1 S. Z" Y0 L, \: w3 {9 EThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 6 U& M0 x; |& k3 I8 r2 \: S9 X% R 4 T4 F; E& x! {1 }% {1 ZThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.% ~6 ]9 i* x" @( _: L! ^
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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., ?) ~# g4 r$ }( l/ ^* r" N2 M
9 b2 Y4 f! s) [1 Q. ?3 r; 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.$ v) E! X( V5 V; s- ?, Z1 q
3 t+ q5 v" i9 n$ F4 {- n) _"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. $ H- o( N% i& S3 k3 T( Y2 d9 B* c' p) I- K7 e
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