' c: T/ u7 S* l: q' d4 N英国一家公司研发出一款“行李滑板车”,可让旅客踏著滑板车,连人带行李“飞车”赶抵登机口。 % w' t! u" f- e/ B$ k' `8 k# r# R8 r
“行李滑板车”是由一个容量26升的行李箱及一架小型滑板车组成,用家只要把置於行李箱背部的踏板及扶手拉出,就可当作滑板车使用,轻轻一划就能全速前进;亦可隨时把滑板车收起,变回普通行李箱。不过,“行李滑板车”价格不菲,每个售250英镑。# R, E, W5 C* [8 h) B( G* x ^
+ X* B9 o1 e9 E. bForget booking a taxi, now you can RIDE your luggage to the airport as firm designs 'scooter suitcase'$ {" o8 w, O; K- d& c3 x# s4 ]
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Trying to run with a suitcase because you're late for your flight is a nightmare that most of us have had to deal with.2 ^' |4 D7 ?$ {! S3 Y
1 H* ?; h% {1 _4 L* RBut now a firm has designed a case that could make the desperate dash across Heathrow a breeze - with a bizarre 'commuter scooter'. - M- b% O1 M `6 W / ?5 h# {* k, b4 [The Micro-Luggage case has an in-built scooter so travellers can ride their case to the gate after dropping up to 20kilos of luggage off at check-in. 1 B4 b& J5 `2 }: ^6 e# z $ Z1 ~* y9 E1 ~: m6 RThe new £250 bag consists of a 26-litre case and a lean-and-steer scooter. It is being marketed at frequent business flyers and people making short commutes to work.) r( q, n- E2 C. ~
) ~" C2 C8 }! j$ `, s6 TThe case can be detached from the scooter and wheeled around in the same way as an ordinary suitcase.5 g/ [+ ^& B% M" p
. U9 f* P' q6 G. P7 xIt is designed by Micro Scooters UK, a Colchester-based company behind, who produced micro scooters which were popular in the early 2000s.1 {7 w; t$ V2 p
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A spokesman for the company said: 'Micro Scooters UK has already changed the face of the school run with thousands of families having swapped their gas guzzling 4x4s for the Mini and Maxi Micros. ' X+ H3 N4 W; Y4 v. d4 o * G. a/ e# ^- c, I2 P2 {'Now the company is set to do the same for commuting with the Micro Luggage scooter.# T* o1 s1 J* a* Y6 z9 d6 J
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" Z* m8 F/ ]9 J" {2 t ) T' p# [& W8 G) `( }+ X' y# y, |Carry-on: The case and scooter, pictured together right, can be detached. The £250 product is being marketed at frequent flyers