Roads all the way. Apparently some people here in Brisbane find the bike paths ok - just about every cyclist I talk to uses them for some part of their commute, but then again they never give themselves the chance to get used to riding on the road with traffic. Avoiding traffic has never been a high priority for me. In fact, I reckon that the heavier the traffic is, the safer it is to cycle. You can't tell people that though - it's just seems too counter-intuituve to them.