[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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" z( X" y" m; ~9 j' a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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' d- ~) d$ v4 ]2 d) f; J" prs238848.rs.hosteurope.de　　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。  & i0 {' T7 f/ J3 Y, Z/ [9 d- Q# o
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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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$ B" E8 U2 }6 l' R! Vrs238848.rs.hosteurope.de　　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。: n( b! q! B6 Q) Z8 e

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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding
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( K( w. @7 T  ^/ K0 u/ _2 hLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   
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" X0 |6 d: G; _) v. vThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ' K' G6 Q9 e- A# A: x2 m1 ]
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.4 q& e+ R% n) N; h: `

0 H. t3 U4 x; H* `5 i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.
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5 \* _- a/ [0 v2 I" J0 V/ {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.
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"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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