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英国一家公司研发出一款“行李滑板车”，可让旅客踏著滑板车，连人带行李“飞车”赶抵登机口。0 B/ q( s N" b! d6 @- @; M# N
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“行李滑板车”是由一个容量26升的行李箱及一架小型滑板车组成，用家只要把置於行李箱背部的踏板及扶手拉出，就可当作滑板车使用，轻轻一划就能全速前进；亦可隨时把滑板车收起，变回普通行李箱。不过，“行李滑板车”价格不菲，每个售250英镑。 . d- J& ^7 v8 L% [; v9 c8 f% O& Z$ s$ B$ k0 U9 L1 c2 c$ V
Forget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'3 k; _, b. j- O$ c5 a
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Trying to run with a suitcase because you're late for your flight is a nightmare that most of us have had to deal with.* D4 |, }$ b5 R, X- d
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But now a firm has designed a case that could make the desperate dash across Heathrow a breeze - with a bizarre 'commuter scooter'. o! l( C2 R2 b N- d# ]: I1 ?$ p
The Micro-Luggage case has an in-built scooter so travellers can ride their case to the gate after dropping up to 20kilos of luggage off at check-in. ( `* x# p7 l5 \ ?8 k7 U2 J7 ^9 o * [8 s1 ^4 Y( `) c; m1 ]. oThe new £250 bag consists of a 26-litre case and a lean-and-steer scooter. It is being marketed at frequent business flyers and people making short commutes to work./ R: ?8 n* W" H- a- e5 r( V
: t9 t. c; G# x' I" NThe case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.' A; m9 |- h, g" [- u
0 c- D5 Q7 J/ m% RIt is designed by Micro Scooters UK, a Colchester-based company behind, who produced micro scooters which were popular in the early 2000s. ( U' Z! p4 n' M2 \/ B' C( e0 a: @ , O) x3 @2 X* B: a2 e% A5 AA spokesman for the company said: 'Micro Scooters UK has already changed the face of the school run with thousands of families having swapped their gas guzzling 4x4s for the Mini and Maxi Micros. L( E* N- }5 E) T
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'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.) o9 l3 z7 f7 D3 P/ d( Z
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Carry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers
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