[国际新闻] 德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友

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. C2 f$ k6 i& e! _! [7 h7 g3 c4 t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。  
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* Y8 ]6 X/ Q3 Z9 @/ M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。  
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6 R: r( d3 u5 g; s' B1 x4 M. K　　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 `! C: i2 Z, M0 ^" ^) Y  y# ]% icsuchen.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！”  
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" L& X6 U" q9 C1 W: O/ E& u  vcsuchen.de　　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。8 M" r9 G) Y  i, I$ i
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding人在德国 社区$ p' _+ B9 _! u( j$ [: z9 C% T

/ Y$ y! n. g" t1 |  h2 G7 HLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   csuchen.de: n( I3 K3 t( E, l4 y
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: G" o3 {7 X/ j. p4 \$ ~人在德国 社区The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. csuchen.de+ L  ?6 C$ a( n# ]5 D
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.7 q, N6 q$ c& s/ {& |, I

1 `) I9 k1 F& j5 x4 VAll 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.人在德国 社区/ V, `; z" \, X7 l
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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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2 T2 J  o$ X* J"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.' r! a0 `, }0 E# j  H% w9 q% X
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