All roads certainly lead somewhere in Rome.

Here in Rome the traffic is really mad and the oldest part of the city with its small back streets is really enjoyable for the pedestrian.
Although the Italians are undoubtedly crazy drivers - and I would never drive down there, the plane suits me fine, thank you very much!- they somehow have a strange respect for the pedestrian who only has to set foot on the road to see the traffic slow down to a halt. I wouldn't risk the experiment in Paris though...