Italian and self: an ever more difficult

The third edition of the Transport and Mobility conducted from Europcar car rental, in collaboration with the Ipsos polling institute, showed that 55% of Italians in anticipation of giving up self-owned. Economic difficulties or sudden environmental consciousness? Give a precise answer is difficult, partly because the investigation in question sought to understand the habits of Europeans in this area by interviewing 6,000 people in seven European countries like Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the UK.

One of the main finding is that 9 out of 10 European drivers have changed their driving habits and use of their cars, mainly for economic reasons since the expensive gasoline, the high cost of insurance (especially in Italy) and traffic. Already, traffic: in 2010 the Europeans who think that a car makes a free and independent has fallen to 58% with the British who spend 69 to 61% and the Germans who spend 57 to 54%.

But these countries are perhaps better organized in terms of roads and public transport. It is these means would be used 82% of Europeans as an alternative to their vehicle. Less attractive car rental, which is an alternative for 48% of Europeans (54% in Spain and in France 52). Still less did the carpooling (45%) and two-wheelers (37%).

Looking in Italy, as many as 7 out of 10 drivers said they drive the car more sparingly, maybe going slower to use less. 66% (compared to 62% of Europeans) driving less and 60% (compared to 55%) use more public transport. When work. The year 2010 has laid down a bit 'the end of the second and third car, at least 55% of Italians who has waived his right to 39% of Europeans.

Reason? Save money, reduce the costs of the car for environmental reasons. The ecological awareness of Italy - in some ways unexpected - given the apparent interest on the drive to zero or low emissions: 74% of residents in the Bel Paese would do (against a European average of 64%) and 34% would pay more to hire this type of vehicle (against 31% in Europe).

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