[国际新闻] 德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友

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德国神奇自行车　7人同骑有利交友人在德国 社区% J: s- b6 t) R

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2 L* Q8 h7 G* \9 X$ }* M/ n) P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 T8 a- n) R$ Y% f& B" d$ {

5 f5 o* }8 ]8 {人在德国 社区　　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。  
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9 ?* U/ K) D' s5 h1 i　　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。  
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0 X1 E! A. q& K. d5 W　　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！”  
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　　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。% z. O( q0 \/ L1 [- p% P

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7 O6 C) @, @7 U  x- y# ]+ NA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   人在德国 社区: b  C& ]9 A+ p8 Z: ^( ]! _/ t
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: q/ P- J* M- YThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ' d1 M" U: V$ l1 C* e  Z( Q

1 O' M4 b" w* M- ~The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de$ T" [. m  Q* V; q' n

/ D0 h* ]( I1 }* R1 c4 LAll 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." _; o( _6 P; f' \# g! h8 F

0 q, D. e( b6 I; F0 B$ E' o人在德国 社区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.) k- G' k: c6 U- _% X

% B5 R$ Q5 u2 {0 o4 R+ C"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.8 G/ h- U' p+ |% n( z

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