德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 , S/ ^7 ~; i4 N! x- F1 C+ m3 Q6 F% c( R A
, [- C# x% x3 o( m8 C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。 9 z# K1 ` r7 x, U8 o1 S0 k$ |' P. N# ^; x" g) ]! I! c6 n6 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。 / B% p5 V: o. ^7 i) i! w5 a, V1 P ?- ]. e- W5 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。 / \" I2 o: D1 h, ~- Q. `: q( r, g' R7 I( P5 _7 s. Z6 ?* w
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 p$ d; w! e( E
* {+ C2 {# H0 e! y# k 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。 h! ~# C3 d+ o ^, r5 m , L2 {" Q9 D( w# b4 q' H; Z/ T5 f4 a! W7 S/ o" n2 _1 x
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding " Y6 H+ O8 Y5 O& v( v ' s# n3 B5 j1 nLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 1 i S( J; G" q2 \$ _' ?
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 7 E4 }) j, Q7 q7 s / Y; o* {3 X! g/ ^The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. M) A6 W2 n) ?0 ?! y4 v, t
, @5 Z1 A2 R q, |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. . N7 z& g* L0 C8 @- x% ]; n , _; C% [" ?- m# p1 J% |# RThough 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. % Z7 }; ^0 e6 Z- _$ |" v ( y* e/ U% D' G; Q& o; V"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. 2 I* [- K$ B# @+ @% `9 d; [! t+ J$ w- B# x6 q5 p; |
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