Actually, I live in a hilly area too. Probably not the same as you describe it, but nevertheless: when I cycle to the gym, I drive downhill at crazy speeds, then I have to cycle back and it's annoying, yes. There's probably the crime aspect too, I guess. I'm not afraid to walk on the streets at any time (except certain areas).
I think our roads are in a worse condition than yours. They've been designed by idiots (also called Ma-Atz, initials for something), and they're full of potholes and bumps. We didn't have any toll roads till a couple of years ago. A private company made one, called Highway 6, and it's spread across the country, I gotta say it's wonderful! I can pay everything for that... No police at every corner so you can speed up a bit, no traffic jams and no stopping to pay the toll prices either. There's a special systme that photographs your license plate and the payment gets sent to you. If you don't pay, next time your car is spotted on the highway you'll catch the highway police behind you. Wonderful system, they should make more roads like that. Plus it's really pretty!
As for wide highways... The highway you see in the picture is the widest in Israel. They added one more lane on the other side though, but it's still only 5-6 lanes at most, and we're talking about the busiest highway in Israel.
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