[国际新闻] 德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友

德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友人在德国 社区' S; R' Q9 [9 O* i  ~9 |

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5 v' A/ |: Q7 M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。  ( V  K4 _/ i( ?- W

; @+ ^8 S/ `4 Z8 K' J/ Q/ ^  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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) a& [0 @* e# b6 X! f5 `  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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1 A2 i+ H$ A( j# U0 N  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!”  * n9 Q: Q  J2 S) s' [: H

$ q! O3 A/ E4 J/ m( l/ M) a  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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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   
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( }4 \6 y) x7 p* Z& u3 r4 zThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. : z0 V  C( L8 d9 g, \4 ~
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.csuchen.de3 F1 u) f4 U' B8 R  t1 C% P
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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.de2 O! y8 k! m/ ^# \3 R8 }1 h) g+ s

7 o& V& N' N4 V# o人在德国 社区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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9 ?( b) m! ^% x( V( H# _"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+ C, f/ _% C& L9 d* M1 U
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