Associated Press, "New rollover test puts Ford SUV at bottom of list"

          The Ford Explorer Sport Trac got the worst rating among 14 vehicles subjected to a new government safety test designed to predict the likelihood of a rollover during a sharp turn. The federal auto-safety agency, which announced the ratings Wednesday, uses a system in which five stars is the best score and means the likelihood of rollover is less than 10 percent.
          The Sport Trac 4x2, a sport utility vehicle with rear-wheel drive, earned two stars, meaning the rollover risk in a one-vehicle accident is 30 percent to 40 percent.
          Joan Claybrook, a former administrator for the auto-safety agency who now heads the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, said the new test mimics a real emergency maneuver. But she also urged the government to set a minimum standard for rollover propensity. "Vehicles that get one or two stars shouldn't be sold," she said.

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