[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
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5 m- E6 `1 m: w* I2 D8 n' @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。  人在德国 社区8 G. }' v) H/ @: l6 |' i. }6 m3 O

( V; S; H" \2 n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。  - t7 i0 v& O- B9 Z7 N; J* m! L

3 T; g: Z/ G( P% p; [3 ^9 Nrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de　　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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- _3 y, M. p4 ^6 d3 g" \" h　　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！”  rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de1 @) O2 b0 s6 Z% |- I
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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。" Y: r3 j6 e& z7 ~! I

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2 O- K! @, s0 N' ^8 J9 O0 JA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding$ k/ }/ o8 a1 n& B

2 _9 N1 ^$ D; W; {- e2 }5 p8 qLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   
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: h- C4 ^6 _3 C. AThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. # u  ~1 f  g# @$ j  W1 R

+ G, X9 n. Y* }% r1 tThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.
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1 W7 l' ?9 K/ Q; OAll 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.人在德国 社区: o5 X9 X, S1 D7 ?
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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.% f7 {( A! d; _' `

$ O; ^! f+ e* Z9 C' @rs238848.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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