[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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, A7 i( H9 |7 Vrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de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。  # _4 ^4 e+ _3 p; o

9 H4 I6 k' {* Z' l9 @　　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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　　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。  人在德国 社区8 F9 B0 p' D+ W8 Z7 \3 i
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　　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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& w9 Y3 r3 T% T! p( `　　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。人在德国 社区8 s3 o7 _3 Q, w/ _  D, T8 n
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+ ~4 b9 _( z5 D. S人在德国 社区A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding
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: z# I' G6 l$ q0 Y# q6 _; kLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   人在德国 社区$ l0 ~. s3 j' P( E3 ~% A' q0 K3 h
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/ K2 i# O1 d& e* ]$ I. ], b# m6 kThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 8 F8 \# K* T, O0 O  B" ]

4 E2 t  ^# @3 W& O- o) T  `! Z' JThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.- H1 _7 V/ i" j4 d7 @, y0 r2 B  W
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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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, W+ Y' Y3 C  H, EThough 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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# g% @' y: d+ X5 B  X"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.# e& ]5 c, M- G9 z. C+ Y  P
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