德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 . g% J9 i n2 W4 r8 E, v 0 ?. Q, s" I) T5 D. _& a. x8 d. k& _6 F
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 d- P- L2 Z, P- T* I+ V% h/ w8 p% R$ p. W" ~* l7 E+ t
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。 6 p7 {. u# }- u9 B5 i
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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。 5 M9 y! A" J' c I5 g8 i* M) F$ y7 M
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！” & N8 a+ N% @) a) v+ w0 W/ F+ @ . a/ `# a& j. r; x 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。 $ u+ H" q) @- k6 X! {9 [* o0 q/ M, K8 D' O! I% L7 x# ^0 @" m
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding # N ]- R; r V. w$ o& g 5 p. ^$ v+ B$ H7 bLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 0 m5 ^4 x) H ?* ]* { % Y1 g8 S J4 Q6 \. t& r " t- A$ L& y$ l% A# FThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 3 k/ T5 @; Y2 s; C' N8 f $ J5 w$ S1 H: P2 u5 e0 hThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.# y7 n! H% U/ G$ Q& ?6 n: Y: @& Q/ m
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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.8 ~, J' |' t* c* I6 W1 T: K1 u0 G
$ z) k2 M" A: ]4 R$ u$ h) gThough 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 {: u t. U- _% E H- p : i/ x; u% N8 ^4 M) X& z" 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.4 j/ a" o1 V; m* d3 D$ Z
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