The roads are narrow and meandering for a reason: cars are just one type of traffic and in cities it's generally the most inefficient, even when the roads were

The roads are narrow and meandering for a reason: cars are just one type of traffic and in cities it's generally the most inefficient, even when the roads were optimised towards cars. So there's no reason to optimise for cars at all. Luckily in some countries governmental organisations protect their citizens from inconsiderate people who lack empathy. You can call that socialism, no one cares.