[国际新闻] 德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友

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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。  人在德国 社区: ~7 m) L7 E5 U

6 X; }& G  m/ J. Z. H3 O, N9 A+ a　　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。  5 R% z& P$ t" f9 ^
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　　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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: X8 {# e+ z/ h' F6 t　　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！”  ' a! f$ p% y; r4 @
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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。% f: {6 m" c7 Y+ _  s* v" O# z
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding人在德国 社区$ j8 h* S" M! W8 [( f# F2 ~
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   + F4 F; m( Y( }" Q# v: n2 [2 i. W" W) F
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; |1 |) J7 o  X3 }: Z/ iThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 3 P. O7 ?6 ~6 V# Q7 e. n

$ w! X' [: s, ?& K8 ~1 g& I+ g( ]( kThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights., i2 D1 R: y2 c

+ l. e; i, U9 N- n+ P2 L人在德国 社区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.
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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.) {" C1 B2 w% `" X$ e4 }

8 r" [! J9 E5 R2 ]9 r' B"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.5 ~7 J' O8 O9 F8 L$ v

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