The driving school is being planned as Ford trades blame with Firestone over rollovers of Ford Explorers after the treads peeled off, killing more than 100 people.
The two companies had a nearly century-old business relationship that unraveled in the dispute over rollovers of Ford Explorer sport utility vehicles.
William Clay Ford Jr., 46, the chairman since 1999, added the title of chief executive in October 2001 after the disastrous tenure of Jacques A. Nasser, which included the debacle over rollovers of Firestone-equipped Ford Explorers and a misbegotten attempt to reinvent the company as something beyond just a carmaker.
Robby Gordon, America's best hope in the rally, fell hopelessly out of contention during the event's first week, with a series of mishaps, including a multiple end-over-end rollover in his Hummer.
Ford faces more than two dozen trials this year over Explorer rollover lawsuits, according to lawyers suing Ford.
But another Ford manager on the original project said rollovers had not become a priority until a controversy erupted in the late 1980's over the rollover record of the Bronco II, which was also based on a Ranger underbody.
After 27 years of controversy over the rollover issue, members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are scheduled to meet as soon as Tuesday to approve a transportation budget that would let the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration begin rating vehicles' rollover tendencies, by assigning them one to five stars.
The way you wire the other end (568A or 568B) will depend on whether you're making a straight-through, rollover, or cross-over cable (see Tips).
"What you have to be aware of when you're considering an SUV or a pick-up truck is the fact that those vehicles are more prone to roll over," says Zuby. "And a rollover is a particularly dangerous type of crash".
The Unused Rollover Data does not carry over, however.
