Zlaw's Echo

I've heard that when you're lost in the wilderness, you should look for a road. And when you're safe and sound, at home, or at the very least surrounded by people and/or civilisation, that sounds logical. That sounds like rational advice to give out. It sounds like it makes sense. But does it really? Roads are a good point of reference because almost every human culture has them in one form or another. And, by design, they are things that cover a lot of ground, so it should be statistically more likely to come upon them that anything else, even when you have no idea where you are or where you're going. Not to mention, roads happen to lead somewhere, which is handy when you're trying to find your bearing; if you follow a road long enough, regardless of direction, it's eventually going to take you to another better point of reference, or at the very least people, who should be able to give you one. When you think about it, roads are essentially the concrete — p...