[国际新闻] 德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友

日月光

德国神奇自行车　7人同骑有利交友
6 _. }5 `2 `  G+ o6 T% P+ L
2 E! z' Q0 B: a: S2 Jrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de" y# ^; Y" W/ X* J/ J- U
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。  " b( A. B% g2 t) m
人在德国 社区. f# j" k$ g0 Z
　　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。  ; ], f9 A/ z8 `% t
1 S& m' e4 S0 P$ R2 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。  5 \: s, V" Q3 r& ]# H
人在德国 社区, B) W+ j/ `7 F2 _5 M
　　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！”  
- S, }$ H9 }2 {" u- J3 x人在德国 社区
( Z. }; Q. H; l/ V! G　　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。rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de5 j; [. Q+ P' `0 f
0 T& \7 L8 w- l- R
" Q7 M$ H/ B6 R8 \
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding
. u/ l% Y! C! c/ b9 C. crs238848.rs.hosteurope.de8 o" x+ D6 ^. _5 z" n
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   ; k( W" N) N: T' i+ O3 F
人在德国 社区& |# t8 c' t3 T" [  Q

2 p! ~+ o  X5 \# V0 rThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. / q& o4 ]9 y6 \0 `$ j
$ o' Y# n1 B8 r# a8 t8 U" S
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.
6 E$ R. S$ y$ Prs238848.rs.hosteurope.de
& ^: ^3 U" _6 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.
6 a" m/ d0 ~$ r( \* y4 [* R; k8 Z$ G% P1 I, E! Q
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., F% E# Z) l* F8 t) w0 r& u

4 ]/ z6 y8 P# N3 P8 i' o- d人在德国 社区"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.& q! O5 I4 J% c) e( z3 _8 C6 e
" O+ c: d* S1 S* ^+ w
[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]