[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5 E! \; \/ j7 m$ B
8 I, P$ t# v: t7 \$ N9 y4 a0 x
% o  o7 |& N3 }. r& s- o' 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。  1 H  b. K# [1 x) u1 {
rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de( B& [2 i  ]+ D6 a
　　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。  & D$ r0 l( ^% h( }- n( a

$ D6 n; j0 ^! i( K　　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。  ' X7 S( v" I) {; C% t

+ C4 D2 i- e* A( j* S　　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！”  
+ j  p5 r# N4 D: F8 J. r. G) N+ {
, P5 L/ s! V- ~, K　　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。
, u3 o: |, I+ G1 e% j. d( G: B- a" K: A8 [: `" v$ a
rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de5 h+ s2 A6 q* d# r: p3 _& X/ ?
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of ridingrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de+ r' h" v9 ]: j$ T
7 E( D. k3 _- p4 ~
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   
  V+ J( I3 R4 [9 |' i$ z& N0 X( |( B, i" j
人在德国 社区* y9 v  v7 ]: _3 _0 d$ p9 o* z: O/ A
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 人在德国 社区3 C. W3 J+ W/ B. F0 l0 b' k
+ [( ]1 Y& I# W6 L7 x( H
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.
. C# y# N$ s) z7 L4 H
4 M: `  h% w# j1 ^: V- S( C. J% ]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.
/ R4 h2 f8 s& A9 O* Ers238848.rs.hosteurope.de/ j- h/ P- \/ B! J( p
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.* P( @* r& h! B  n+ O/ |

1 p+ {& h5 T; u; U3 l9 v"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.
& u6 q0 S. {& W& G( k3 {( G' a. {  `rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de4 K& z0 v: j) g4 v& R7 h1 E
[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]