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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。 3 l, ^" u. L; \& ~! M! u 0 \5 b* @: {2 |' Q/ h2 f 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。 / k5 `2 [" Z* I: P0 g8 }! y
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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。 ! k! E3 Q! ?7 t+ {6 u/ ?, S) |+ o
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！” ; `+ P8 x2 l# ?. o6 x+ Y' g* r 3 J8 Q9 q% O: E0 u3 h- R 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/ N% m: o2 N3 z& G& ~3 Q# n! ^) a; e
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 5 T5 d2 ~ ^5 i, m; L$ Y7 p) t. |7 |! O/ ~. p2 f+ F9 [* q$ F3 X5 h
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 3 j' b" J7 \/ F% F! @: a9 j
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 0 p& j7 M' o7 H+ ^3 n
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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.. q; p" @: z, i7 c
2 b: P5 A8 C4 CThough 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. ( L: F' B) c: Z3 j" E5 x3 B3 I+ N" i. W! c+ }+ }: o5 m) T
"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.) ~* {8 \) M6 `5 [+ F2 e
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