Something to think about
I was flying a 337 between Red Deer and Edmonton (muni) a few dozen years ago when I overflew the recovery of a Bonanza that had been flying a similar route N bound when it suffered an engine failure.
As I passed overhead the fire/amb and Police were just arriving and making their way the 100 yards east of the #2 highway to the upside down Beech.
I couldn't offer anything useful so I continued but later learned that he considered landing on the two lane divided (includes a wide median) but chose the field instead.
He told media that he was sure he could plop it between northbound traffic (not heavy at mid afternoon) but recalled being warned NOT to land on the pavement for fear of hitting a post or pole; so he elected the field, wet gooey field and a low wire fence line ended with him upside down.
Minor injuries but a destroyed airplane.
I think that landing on a 60 ft wide nearly level and smooth (certainly more so than the field) paved road would have been preferable.
Just my observation from a 1000 ft up.