Not ll roads and all traffic are equal. I prefer being on the road, and riding into different municipalities. I have some nice routes for the road rides. My commute ride is boring, and generally no redeeming sites to look at. But it's time on a bike. The only roads I really don't like are 1 lane and 2 lane, high volume & no shoulder roads. I stopped going to a shop ride because the last ~5 miles is all on a 1 lane high volume road with no shoulder and it is not fun. Doesn't help that they don't start the ride until 8:15 or so....leaving 45 minutes earlier would probably help a lot. The country roads around here are great because traffic is low and cyclists tend to ride those areas a lot. gravel rails to trails rides are a lot of fun, but that's a different type of riding.