well i can sorta see what they were talking about...the cemetry road although possibly the most ironic place to be racing next to...was a dead end , so theres no through traffic etc.
Not to say it wasnt a daft idea or less dangerous at least it wasnt along roads with other people driving up and down...as in the american shots, where the guy effectivly drove what would probably be classed as a drag car inc a burnout across serveral intersections at high speed during the day.
I myself preferred the drifting parts...which apart from the mountain section, was probably the safest way to be racing on normal streets...given the amount of space and how empty the surrounding area was.
Theres actually a new series of this starting next week i believe....so we'll have to see how far they take it this time.