In an announcement of the new figures, US Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood called distracted driving an "epidemic" and called for tougher local regulations and stricter law enforcement.

在发布这些新数字的声明中，美国交通部长Ray Lahood将驾驶分神称为一种“传染病”，并且呼吁更加严厉的地方管制措施和更加严格的执法。

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Transportation secretary Ray Lahood says the FAA will have to furlough the vast majority of its employees including air traffic controllers for at least one day — a pay period.

美国交通部部长雷·拉胡德表示，美国联邦航空局不得不让大多数员工每周暂时休假至少一天，这其中就包括交通调度员。

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RAY LAHOOD, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY: My advice is if anybody owns one of these vehicles, stop driving it, take it to a Toyota dealer, because they believe they have a fix for it.

交通部长：我的建议是，如果任何人拥有一辆这种汽车，不要再驾驶了。带到丰田经销商那里，因为他们相信自己能够修好。

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Only half the trains in the U.S. can travel up to 170 kilometers per hour, but American trains are about to change, according to U.S.Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.

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Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S.Department of Transportation, says distracted driving is a critical problem.

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