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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。 ; Y+ \4 j8 i- j3 n0 J5 L2 W; `% D* _0 R9 E, j
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。 / Z8 J2 m: k8 ]% s
% V) B' d% t5 I# ~2 m 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: K; X4 r" W
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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！” 5 e8 M' c% v/ s7 c0 u+ v: y
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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。; I4 [ A; s1 }5 e" h
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 8 s2 \" A3 U& C8 T( n
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 4 g3 ^1 h' W" O
4 n' j5 h% E9 M" u* J# G# LThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. & N, N7 K" J1 c. z+ F9 M! i6 U, o1 K: B: ~ o, V6 \
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. . w& `5 ]/ `- \ - o' `2 X+ E5 ?7 J/ eThough 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.+ A! K5 B0 t9 p- T7 J: G( l
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"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.: T! z4 H E8 n, U2 U* |
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