diff --git a/src/infrastructure/node_manager.zig b/src/infrastructure/node_manager.zig
index f57231e..32920c7 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/node_manager.zig
+++ b/src/infrastructure/node_manager.zig
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub const NodeManager = struct {
             const road: Road = .init(0, node, &cur_node);
             road.draw(false);
 
-            node.*.draw(c.NODE_TEMP_COLOUR);
+            node.draw(c.NODE_TEMP_COLOUR);
             cur_node.draw(c.NODE_CURSOR_COLOUR);
         }
     }
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ pub const NodeManager = struct {
     pub fn clear(self: *NodeManager, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !void {
         self.temp_node = null;
         for (self.nodes.items) |node| {
+            node.roads.clearRetainingCapacity();
             try node.deinit(allocator);
         }
         self.nodes.clearRetainingCapacity();
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/road.zig b/src/infrastructure/road.zig
index 2d407f9..9a8ddd1 100644
--- a/src/infrastructure/road.zig
+++ b/src/infrastructure/road.zig
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ pub const Road = struct {
         const start = self.nodes[0];
         const end = self.nodes[1];
 
-        const x_diff = end.*.pos.x - start.*.pos.x;
-        const y_diff = end.*.pos.y - start.*.pos.y;
+        const x_diff = end.pos.x - start.pos.x;
+        const y_diff = end.pos.y - start.pos.y;
         const square_diff = x_diff * x_diff + y_diff * y_diff;
 
         return @sqrt(square_diff);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub const Road = struct {
     /// it will gradually become more complex
     pub fn draw(self: *const Road, highlighted: bool) void {
         const colour = if (highlighted) c.ROAD_HIGHLIGHTED_COLOUR else c.ROAD_COLOUR;
-        rl.drawLineEx(self.nodes[0].*.pos, self.nodes[1].*.pos, c.ROAD_SIZE, colour);
+        rl.drawLineEx(self.nodes[0].pos, self.nodes[1].pos, c.ROAD_SIZE, colour);
     }
 
     /// Important: after this function executes, this road is no longer reachable from its bounding nodes
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub const Road = struct {
 
     /// Checks whether pos coordinate is on the referenced road
     pub fn isHighlighted(self: *const Road, pos: rl.Vector2) bool {
-        return rl.checkCollisionPointLine(pos, self.nodes[0].*.pos, self.nodes[1].*.pos, c.ROAD_SIZE);
+        return rl.checkCollisionPointLine(pos, self.nodes[0].pos, self.nodes[1].pos, c.ROAD_SIZE);
     }
 };
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ test "valid road nodes" {
     const start: Node = .init(34, .{.x = 500, .y = 500});
     const start_ptr = try allocator.create(Node);
     defer {
-        start_ptr.*.deinit(allocator);
+        start_ptr.deinit(allocator);
         allocator.destroy(start_ptr);
     }
     start_ptr.* = start;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ test "valid road nodes" {
     const end: Node = .init(227, .{.x = 600, .y = 500});
     const end_ptr = try allocator.create(Node);
     defer {
-        end_ptr.*.deinit(allocator);
+        end_ptr.deinit(allocator);
         allocator.destroy(end_ptr);
     }
     end_ptr.* = end;
diff --git a/src/simulator.zig b/src/simulator.zig
index 2289958..ce2f464 100644
--- a/src/simulator.zig
+++ b/src/simulator.zig
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub const Simulator = struct {
         };
 
         if (self.node_man.temp_node) |temp| {
-            if (temp.*.id == cur_node.*.id) return;
+            if (temp.id == cur_node.id) return;
             self.road_man.addRoad(self.allocator, temp, cur_node) catch |err| {
                 std.debug.panic("Failed to add a new road or assigning its nodes: {}\n", .{err});
             };
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ pub const Simulator = struct {
         if (self.road_man.highlighted_road == null) return;
         const h_road = self.road_man.highlighted_road.?;
 
-        const start_node = h_road.*.nodes[0];
-        const end_node = h_road.*.nodes[1];
+        const start_node = h_road.nodes[0];
+        const end_node = h_road.nodes[1];
 
         self.road_man.deleteRoad(self.allocator, h_road) catch |err| {
             std.debug.panic("Road deletion failed: {}\n", .{err});