[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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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。  
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# B* d8 _2 A! y  }! V4 I9 B" ~　　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。  rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de' a4 o6 a" q# T3 u* C" e
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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。  rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de4 p8 x8 E: k! l' D% 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！”  9 R! i) n& P. ]8 }: h

3 I, j- Y# d: d9 ?8 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。$ m4 N8 N$ Y# Q4 n4 R: {& X/ B

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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of ridingrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de% W# r- g+ \/ ]1 Q$ H7 \! _# `
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   3 t* e' r8 l5 \$ n

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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. : C5 Z- E/ p8 L, i; |

5 X2 a/ y4 Z7 Krs238848.rs.hosteurope.deThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.$ L# H$ D/ y  z0 ?! B3 Q6 Z! U8 P

. x. C2 H# G) N8 v- H. i, t) j0 KAll 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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& f: a4 ^% [' M  A: fThough 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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" s! i$ p+ V% f9 P. a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.人在德国 社区1 g/ j8 e- E, r7 R" j

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