Overview
- Naresh, who returned to India with his wife after 25 years in the US, wrote that traffic is the key deal breaker for friends considering retirement in India.
- He urged urgent action to fix road conditions and enforcement, saying bad traffic carries hidden economic and personal costs.
- The posts drew large traction on X, with reported view counts around 760,000 and hundreds of comments across outlets.
- Responses ranged from attributing congestion to population scale to proposing workarounds such as gated communities or moving to smaller cities.
- He cited motives for returning that include proximity to ageing parents, affordable healthcare, and domestic help, while contrasting Indian road chaos with lane discipline in cities like Chicago.