德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友( K0 n0 I: [' E
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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。 * T2 U' |& R! d- W. d
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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。 $ _% K3 z0 S0 @8 N9 @$ M3 B + K8 A$ ^% S) _+ Q' V: P 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。 _7 |6 [" P! D
/ P2 h6 ]; @1 J$ h" P! p" I; Q8 p, V 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！” ; r, B& z" @; v5 N0 O8 D9 ^: l
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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。 / \4 F* l4 W+ j8 @& ]) U- D: a ! b( K1 Q: ~5 c, I! o1 o T4 I& G, Z7 _
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 8 }; T6 V3 W6 C8 e$ s; L 0 e$ D2 a0 ?8 F* W V, nLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ( v2 Q: z) w. C2 r
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7 l0 c1 Y- s% A' R* g0 w; \: EThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. # A( O8 Z" {) K5 u5 M
) @" W3 F& t8 g/ Y9 B9 VThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. : y0 @. c) W# r2 {7 ?2 }$ c2 ]; @7 L, ~* g P
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. 1 @7 j0 | N5 F% b 3 u% T! Y% J7 mThough 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. $ w; R; V- a& e8 S4 K& a& D 6 m9 |9 c4 @/ n; `( O1 v/ ~% X"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.! z9 i9 c1 }0 h5 [* \+ z
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