[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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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。  rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de% p% ~" a1 i: {0 H

, P) T7 I7 E; G4 y$ u, m: P  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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  ]4 L3 s0 {' Z' v- t" W3 ]' E' ]rs238848.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。  , H4 v0 a0 C  _7 y% b, @5 S
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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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" [1 X+ b! ^; a+ {2 v人在德国 社区  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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9 N" D8 x4 {9 B4 q' ^A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of ridingrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de' U, a* T8 W8 i' b- ^0 r
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 3 o) R/ ^% U, u$ n  g3 i

, P2 a4 i' k$ hThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.& A6 `3 E7 Z6 M2 o9 ~1 T- }# ~
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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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3 U3 i" z3 x! @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.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de1 `. X. P0 f1 L# f) z/ U: @" l

9 i6 ~0 ^8 ?+ B3 B+ d* F5 t"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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7座自行车。

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