[国际新闻] 德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友

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德国神奇自行车　7人同骑有利交友
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7 b- Y6 S7 |# {3 A2 q- _- }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。  
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# b  U, S* ]& G  |　　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。  人在德国 社区+ k' {1 P& {2 j" W7 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。  ; y3 T% k$ r+ {7 `; R3 @

5 j. |/ T; q1 m, X# ?! p$ }人在德国 社区　　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！”  
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. \! t, A/ x, H* `! m9 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。
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding人在德国 社区7 M0 ~, T9 Q( {8 k" C

3 p, O# i$ c' @' l2 Q( r8 ]London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people.   7 ~5 x' Q4 d9 V0 l& m, u1 e5 b

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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph.
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5 M  V" C9 Q& X1 @5.35.249.64The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.5.35.249.64. v& b* l  P! S9 }& g

2 \- i4 g2 x% ~/ s+ {/ U+ }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.. L* H0 z! I8 n0 |: ^
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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.
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( M  D  f. m: T$ }0 r; f"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.
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