赶搭飞机时,拖著行李在机场狂奔,对很多人来说都是噩梦一场。 - A- `, j& }. I4 U/ x: d7 h$ W# `+ ]; A j! ?; a0 C
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。) U# Y8 g/ |9 L% o
8 Q$ X- a3 \2 z5 W7 K“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。7 r& S4 F4 j3 ~& p7 P( E2 p
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Forget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'4 D9 P3 q/ ]% J
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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.% P& ^% \! {; ]# a2 d+ `2 W
$ E* L/ I% d) E, a. ?But now a firm has designed a case that could make the desperate dash across Heathrow a breeze - with a bizarre 'commuter scooter'.* J; h6 f) q* L+ d
2 c, ?# v ], h" `- k: G, J( R rThe 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./ W1 g% ^6 {3 S. k# S" c
" \/ |6 k9 b& x+ M! L! `% IThe 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.0 M+ J% j. G( M" ?0 d! v
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The case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase. ' e8 K- [, t! a' A7 T- {: _( z4 W
It is designed by Micro Scooters UK, a Colchester-based company behind, who produced micro scooters which were popular in the early 2000s. 1 d0 D# t0 t( C# o* i2 C. l6 c; L 9 i( u: H5 ~' t' n/ \# |' DA 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.6 D* i0 W. L1 d# `* q
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'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter. ( \- x; S; h& H& |3 E' M) q 9 x" z" e: v2 v- ~- j2 C& S% N# \ V- q; ]
$ [: Z9 \$ B+ t7 y1 r . G- m& x5 E$ d; H+ f9 PCarry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers