[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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$ w" w- Y9 J8 P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。  人在德国 社区. a& i  y2 d5 c8 Y
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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。  1 ~" f4 A1 y0 c! ]. D& N2 e

' T8 G! ], B7 z# q4 g( `" pcsuchen.de　　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。  
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* k7 Q3 K" C, L1 K+ D# L/ Ecsuchen.de　　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！”  # G/ b( T" E% J/ @

& O& @( o3 a! a/ }7 e　　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。
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding( q! P& }, O/ p& m5 U6 n8 F
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   
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3 q- K/ B: Y0 v- x$ Q4 G, h6 `The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ! I5 q0 r2 \8 |0 `

8 {0 H( g, @* q6 e( q! V) d+ b" ~. W& G( I7 ZThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.6 H2 `* n9 a! V1 T& _

/ \9 }5 c& U, T9 b) \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.csuchen.de8 A  C% t* ?- K$ r0 `4 W

$ l' X& |3 W1 h6 Y8 p$ g% B% [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.人在德国 社区- X+ j+ e5 _0 Q1 N

0 ?. O6 X- Y3 G( u2 F6 E"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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