Defense

If the car is criticized, for others it is rather a great piece of technology that is constantly evolving and is less polluting . It is essential for many people to work and move, the automotive industry, in which Europe and France continue to occupy an important place in the world, directly or indirectly provides employment to millions of people. Finally, drive and have a car can be fun for some and should remain a freedom which, for the vast majority of motorists, who are also pedestrians or users of other modes of transport, shall be exercised in respect of others.

Freedom of movement (in time and route) qu'octroie personal car makes indeed more flexible than public transport. Moreover, they can not meet all needs, especially in areas far from urban centers, or for any transportation charges even if only moderately heavy or bulky.

Another approach, taking into account some criticisms leveled at the car, is being developed since the early 1990s. Response to evidence in the city, an automobile that carries an average of two people, and other personal car is the vast majority of their time off, we saw the development of solutions carpooling, car sharing, or simply rent a car, all of which optimize the use of a vehicle.

Faced with these controversies, but also face financial or legal pressure exercised by the states, advocacy groups and automobile drivers are born, whether historical or recent. The most historically important are the Automobile Club, born around 1900, eg Automobile Club de l'Ouest, the Automobile Club, ADAC or which, with 15 million members, is arguably the most important worldwide. Their work involves both defense policy and practice, promoting motorsport or roadside assistance, especially for the ADAC or the Touring Club Switzerland. More recently, in response to increasing controversy and radar automatic associations claims more appeared as 40 million motorists.