I live in the USA (California) and it's almost impossible to get anywhere without getting onto a highway. The only local roads are littered with stop signs or

I live in the USA (California) and it's almost impossible to get anywhere without getting onto a highway. The only local roads are littered with stop signs or red lights at every goddamn intersection and then some speed bumps. It's either the highway or the obstacle course. I do have a electric scooter (max 40 km/h, so can only stick to local roads) which I use for <5km trips and and I can definitely say those stop signs cut my battery range by a factor of 2 or 3.