If there was a road with no, I repeat, no traffic on it I would probably go for the road as long as it was daylight and I could check for wires, poles, centreline barriers or traffic signs. . .. .If there was any traffic at all I'd go for the field. Imagine driving along fat, dumb and happy and a 1/2 ton Cessna/Piper comes whizzing over your head! Not a clever thing to do. As to landing on a road at night, no chance. If it's dark how can you tell it is straight (how good is your landing light), if it's lit then you WILL hit a lamp pole cos there are virtually no roads in the UK (except motorways) which will be wide enough to land on and avoid the poles. Ripping a wing off will cause a lot more damage to an aircraft than tearing off the undercarriage and possibly damaging the vertical tail if she goes over slowly.. .. .All in all, in the UK, I think it's easier to check out a suitable field for obstructions than a road cos they are generally less cluttered than a road re signs etc. .. .If you are really this concerned about landing on fields maybe a visit to some short grass strips will build your confidence in handling a forced landing in the country.. .. .An exception to this could be Northern Ireland cos most of the fields there seem to be short and surrounded by dry stone dykes (walls not women <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> ). Not suitable for forced landings. I'd rather ditch in a lake than try for most of the fields in the North.