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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。 8 u' |" `( K* o: _ G* W) V k7 f9 p" \$ M$ _3 f8 f% d' T) P
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。 ! N4 u" `! ~5 X! j! T* x% T4 d0 c* U$ \8 i8 x$ n
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。 ( w/ y5 T9 W# [6 z+ r+ n
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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 e T6 U& G) @/ o; p/ i: T- K: v8 C+ i; q
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。 6 z4 ]2 @3 @6 s- T$ q' l2 v; x# | G$ `1 [9 \
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\3 e$ H x5 i% j' BLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ~! @ f# [1 O9 O* A: Q. p, D( y. o( K: B
" S8 ?/ p0 {; IThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 7 b& ~0 G# l& s4 z6 V; J 2 d1 c! h! h0 zThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 0 }- J' D# @& Y. k" c& _7 L 4 s0 s" K$ T; v! C! ^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.. f+ K; {. j6 T2 G
1 A* ~* j8 w* dThough 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.) b- b, M* ^1 d- u Z6 f
% L3 F; H. a5 ?$ h"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. ) a; k7 H) S* H/ [7 x% v . x6 o, r% _% e5 P8 a: a% V[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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