Overview
- A Reddit user, identified as @nshl, reported taking about 1.5 hours to cover 7 km on HAL Road near Varthur while driving his eight-month pregnant wife for a checkup.
- The post questioned how a real emergency would be handled if labour began in such gridlock, highlighting fears over delayed access to care.
- The account went viral as residents shared similar experiences, citing choke points like the Bellandur U-turn and worries about ambulance movement.
- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar called congestion a national and global issue, citing London and Delhi, and said measures to address Bengaluru’s traffic are in progress.
- News outlets noted the report stems from user-generated content and remains unverified, as separate complaints about road and garbage conditions also surfaced from business leader Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.