[国际新闻] 德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友

德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友
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# T6 t$ W% X  E; }! o; G8 r* _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。  
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: S. J1 F4 ~" R. @rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de  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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. ^, c  y/ v1 S人在德国 社区  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 l/ g  x; C, ^) a' [& r

  Y8 d6 W" O5 @3 T( A  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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; B5 y5 M- v3 C' w' C/ R  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。

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6 W4 e& R6 w2 c& U3 ^  _A 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.   rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de- B4 s) O' r" Z. \3 _& l
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+ X9 F0 ^+ L* I$ K3 @  E* C/ @人在德国 社区The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph.
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% s/ L5 b- k9 E* `3 YThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.人在德国 社区# ]. W" j0 i9 Q5 f

7 b0 c5 C% p" S0 V, D. Q人在德国 社区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.
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) o- ?. C! X# s* R: JThough 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.
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0 T' U4 @* o7 u' w3 c3 X4 Lrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de"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.
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