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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。 2 v1 a2 ^- m0 ]/ O4 g8 F, O- W 8 M' r$ m. K0 H 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。 ! ~$ G' W8 }3 B9 D0 H% {7 P% j6 k' {9 C& ]
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。 7 m9 r( s8 Q+ N. n7 a, ]
% }. P) Z2 s: S3 B) ~+ S 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！” @' |; M9 \# N1 C W, o$ h1 W5 Z3 V9 @6 M, w
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。" } z; R# j' L. \
+ ]/ t2 q' o( T* I1 W4 t / h5 ^- G, \; F7 P/ w2 Q( AA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding - w& F$ ]$ I; s5 s5 @ , p' @0 G7 L; s. ?% I5 N8 [0 GLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 1 E `$ w. o, f1 ?0 S3 q$ ^3 f
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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. . d7 k0 [$ @* c0 C0 Q; ], I 6 T; E8 |3 `; [7 f* O( r/ \"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. 1 V0 A! M8 k* v 7 ^. ?$ u; g1 Q* A: a% U p1 o[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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