I'm not entirely familiar with the road system in Melbourne.
Perhaps you might describe it good or bad in relation to our
current network?
With other continents sucha as Europe, their system of narrow
streets and stone roads, seem rather gothic and sometimes medieval.
Adds to the touch of history, especially for tourists. Long
distance travelling is pretty much streamlined into a single lane
road with occasionally passing stretches where lanes expand to
permit overtaking.
Over there, govts have a greater tendency to focus less on
transport issues and more on foreign immigration and unemployment
factors.