[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
. W. o4 J; _3 ]) w& l( N" ?) G- j5 @5 i4 _

3 T9 L$ i9 [3 P3 s8 ]4 ~. icsuchen.de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。  csuchen.de1 W6 i6 `( s0 U9 h

% k2 P/ N! g! b0 F( T人在德国 社区　　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。  
/ I7 z# V4 o2 p; Q# R- T- Y6 E( [  m6 I  p/ f- v  D0 \  w
　　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。  
+ q) ?# B3 L# G+ x/ X3 {csuchen.de
. \7 u' z- 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！”  csuchen.de) C1 i2 Y) C9 K, m9 ~+ j- u* h

% m& U/ M- [' r( z; y　　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。
6 T9 u% k/ v3 _2 \/ k1 w$ `人在德国 社区* d: p6 y7 W1 ]  V5 \
# j  z, D" t3 l4 ?* d/ H1 [' n' `
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding
/ B1 e1 f( d" Y8 u& N$ ^/ C4 b人在德国 社区7 J) V5 a, d+ O& Q
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   人在德国 社区( C1 G2 V; n, _+ p% C. x
: M  g" `5 ~8 O# A5 y
csuchen.de5 I+ a& V9 t$ V
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph.
0 a  G4 D6 W! |* o6 \, C  O" w7 h! j' V6 J+ a- g$ s4 J3 T
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.9 K- ^2 {5 S" a9 I; b7 F
) J9 |8 Y  w+ l4 K% [7 `" T! x" ?
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 _6 `0 C& @1 H2 \7 C$ a: wcsuchen.de
9 J4 ~$ u% R; ZThough 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.csuchen.de3 V+ t: Z  w  _. ]) G6 T7 K

" k+ Z7 @" m1 K2 o: e" F- Fcsuchen.de"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.csuchen.de* X. v6 W9 {: T& w1 S$ h! \

; Q) L; B/ ?, v7 g3 H) u) E. lcsuchen.de[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]