美国扣留加利福尼亚州40M美元, 以担心卡车司机英语熟练程度, 起因是一名持加利福尼亚州牌照的司机遭遇致命车祸。 The U.S. is withholding $40M from California over concerns about English proficiency among truck drivers, following a fatal crash involving a California-licensed driver.

美国交通部扣留加利福尼亚联邦资金4 000万美元, 原因是没有执行商业卡车司机的英语要求, The U.S. Department of Transportation is withholding $40 million in federal funds from California for failing to enforce English language requirements for commercial truck drivers, following a fatal August crash in Florida involving Harjinder Singh, a foreign-born driver with a valid work permit and commercial license issued by California. 联邦官员认为,Singh不应因其移民身份和缺乏英语熟练程度而获得资格,尽管加利福尼亚州声称其符合所有规则,并指出其卡车司机的撞车率低于全国平均水平。 Federal officials argue Singh should not have qualified due to his immigration status and lack of English proficiency, despite California asserting it followed all rules and noting its truck drivers have a lower crash rate than the national average. 联邦政府要求加利福尼亚州在路边检查期间进行英语熟练程度测试,并清除不符合要求的驾驶员,同时威胁要另外削减1.6亿美元对许可证发放做法的资助。 The federal government demands California implement English proficiency testing during roadside inspections and remove non-compliant drivers, while threatening an additional $160 million in funding cuts over licensing practices. 加利福尼亚州对索赔提出异议,援引了Singh在前一次交通停留期间进行通信的能力的证据,并声称在发放许可证时遵守了联邦条例。 California disputes the claims, citing evidence of Singh’s ability to communicate during a prior traffic stop and asserting compliance with federal regulations at the time of licensing.