1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁re called ▁Toy ot as ▁was ▁" high ly ▁unlikely " ▁to ▁result ▁from ▁vehicle ▁defect s , ▁pointing ▁to ▁an ▁increased ▁danger ▁for ▁drivers ▁who ▁" aren ' t ▁smart ▁or ▁calm ▁enough ▁to ▁shift ▁to ▁neutral ". ▁The ▁same ▁month , ▁For bes ▁referred ▁to ▁auto ▁industry ▁exper ts ▁as ▁" ske pt ical " ▁of ▁defect ▁explan ations , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁" driver ▁error ▁and ▁pan ic ▁account ▁for ▁many ▁reported ▁problems " ▁with ▁re called ▁Toy ot as . ▁On ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁Leonard ▁Evans , ▁author ▁of ▁Tra ffic ▁Saf ety , ▁claimed ▁that ▁driver ▁behavior ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁factor ▁in ▁Toy ota ▁acc idents , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁cons ensus ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁of ▁scientific ▁research ▁is ▁that ▁driver ▁error ▁is ▁the ▁prominent ▁explanation ▁for ▁autom ot ive ▁fatal ities . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁For bes ▁Michael ▁F ument o , ▁The ▁Atlantic ''' s ▁Meg an ▁Mc Ar d le ▁and ▁att orney ▁Ted ▁Frank ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁inc idents ▁of ▁sudden ▁acceleration ▁in ▁Toy ota ▁occur ▁in ▁elder ly ▁drivers ▁strongly ▁suggest ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁electron ics ▁problem ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁ped al ▁mis application . ▁F ument o ' s ▁article ▁was ▁titled : ▁" Why ▁Do ▁Toy ot as ▁H ate ▁the ▁E lder ly ? ", ▁and ▁Mc Ar d le ▁noted ▁that ▁