Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Usually they won't...they are not scanning the sky.
Roads are flytraps...they look good from a distance, but often have fences, lightpoles, powerlines, or other obstructions which will guarantee a cartwheel or worse.
Fields are best. If you are in a totally built up area, another option might be the flat roof of a large warehouse or shopping center, it will probably hold the weigh of an ASEL...just aim between the AC units.
Interesting input about landing on the roof of a warehouse... I never really thought of that. Up north here, we always discuss the option of landing on a frozen lake in the wintertime, can't get much flatter than that.