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Bengaluru commuters abandon rides as traffic turns short trips into ordeals
Bengaluru commuters abandon rides as traffic turns short trips into ordeals
The Story in Brief
The Story in Brief
Two Bengaluru commuters have described abandoning vehicles after getting trapped in severe traffic. Shivang, posting on Instagram, said his Rs 150 autorickshaw took 25 to 30 minutes to cover a congested junction, leaving him 1 to 2 kilometres from home. He got down and walked because he was in a hurry.
In another video, Bengaluru-based founder Souveek Ray said a three-kilometre journey through Varthur took 1.5 hours, after a planned 10 to 20-minute errand. He said he and another person left their car at a store and walked home, while questioning how businesses, employees and delivery workers manage such delays. Hindustan Times said it had not independently verified either user-generated account.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative is that every Bengaluru commuter simply accepts chaos, while the opposite exaggeration treats two social-media videos as a complete measure of the city’s transport system. Both accounts show a real cost in lost time, but they do not establish how often these journeys occur or identify the causes. Authorities and operators should publish junction-level travel times, roadwork data and peak-hour speeds. Those numbers would test whether the problem is worsening and where action is needed.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, hindustantimes.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
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