Quel imaginaire de la voiture chez les adolescents europeéns ?

From several decades, the car is spotted for its polluting emissions and for the consumption ofspace. The limitation of car use is at the heart of the majority of public mobility policies in Europe.This positioning seems today strengthened by a presumption of dislike of the car from a part of thepopulation like the young adults. Recent publications show a clear reduction of the age of the drivinglicense obtaining. Based on a survey of 8,193 adolescents in 5 European countries, the paperproposes to analyse the car perception among teenagers aged 14 to 17 years old. In the coming years,teenagers will have to cope with the question of the driving license. It is then useful to better knowhow they position themselves in relation to the car. The results show that most European teenagershave a good perception of the car. The construction of this perception is based on a variety ofregisters: Functional, safety, environmental or aesthetic dimension. We also discuss in particular theeffects of gender, age, incomes and place of residence on the image car have.