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Bengaluru man walks home after auto stuck in traffic for 30 mins
A Bengaluru man, Shivang, abandoned an autorickshaw and walked home after the vehicle remained stuck in traffic for 25-30 minutes near a busy junction, Hindustan Times reports. He paid Rs 150 for…
The Story in Brief
A Bengaluru man, Shivang, abandoned an autorickshaw and walked home after the vehicle remained stuck in traffic for 25-30 minutes near a busy junction, Hindustan Times reports. He paid Rs 150 for the ride but got down 1-2 km from his house because he was in a hurry, saying he had no option.
The video shows a sharp contrast between the choked square and an empty adjacent road. Social media users called the situation a familiar struggle for commuters.
The Indian Opinion
The viral video feeds a lazy narrative that Bengaluru traffic is uniquely hopeless. But every Indian metro faces similar peak-hour gridlock. The real issue is that the empty road beside the choke point hints at poor traffic signal coordination, not just volume. Rather than sharing clips, citizens should demand that BBMP publish travel-time data for such junctions and show measurable improvements within six months. Will they?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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