荷兰科学家发明智能自行车可提出危险警报_BEC初级作文

荷兰科学家发明智能自行车可提出危险警报

The Netherlands on Monday launched its first-ever “intelligent bicycle”, fitted with an array of electronic devices to help bring down the high accident rate among elderly cyclists in the bicycle-mad country.

荷兰在周一推出了其国内首款“智能自行车”。这种“智能自行车”装有一系列的电子设备，能帮助降低事故发生率。在一些酷爱骑行自行车的国家当中，老年骑自行车者事故频发。

Developed for the government by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), the intelligent bicycle prototype runs on electricity, and sports a forward-looking radar mounted below the handlebars and a camera in the rear mudguard.

“智能自行车”是由荷兰政府委托荷兰组织应用科学研究（TNO）开发的。这款原型机依靠电力运行，车把下方装有前视雷达，后方挡泥板上装有相机。

A commercial-available bicycle is expected to be on the market in the next two years and should sell for between 1,700 euros ($1,800) to 3,200 euros per bicycle.

这种自行车将有望在未来两年推出市场，每辆售价在1700欧元（合1800美元）至3200欧元之间。

The forward and rearward detection devices on the test bike are linked through an onboard computer with a vibrating warning system installed in the bicycle’s saddle and handlebars to alert cyclists to impending danger.