Let’s assume a Bangalorean started reading this article when he took a cab at Bengaluru’s Whitefield. There are 90% chances that by the time he finishes reading this article, sharing it with friends, commenting on the social media, eating his evening snack and swallowing all of that with a fizzy drink, the person would still be stuck in This is not an odd day out and people of Bengaluru are bearing the brunt of the burgeoning traffic problem every minute.
There are umpteen number of tweets, Facebook posts, threads on social media by people of Bengaluru who have missed their meetings, trains, flights, important function, cricket matches, etc because of the traffic. They say starting five minute early also makes no difference as they have to face chock-a-block traffic in any case.
A glance at the stats will further reveal the grim situation. As per the data from Bengaluru’s RTO, the number of registered vehicles in the city went up from 55.59 lakh vehicles in 2015 to more than 60 lakh as of January 2016.
This means, every month, 10% vehicles are getting added every day to the roads. Moreover, Bengaluru carries over 2.3 million riders daily and the average speeds is 18 kph, with which India’s Silicon Valley is counted among India’s slowest metros.
The nerve wrecking situation is also because Bengaluru has a road density of 8.2 kilometre (km) per square km, the lowest among big Indian cities, and the scope of expansion is quite limited. In comparison, Delhi has a road density of 21.6 km per square km.
Here are some tweets of daily passengers who live the horror every day and have gained our respect.
YES THIS. #bangalored #bangalore #traffic pic.twitter.com/ifyawOLgaO
— monika (@monikamanchanda) April 6, 2016
U'll forget all ur problems in the middle of Bangalore traffic 🚥 #Bangaloretraffic
— MJ (@iamManjunatha) April 4, 2016
👉#nammapopcorn 4 #fun #Entertainment#nammabengaluru #nammacinema #meme#kannada #sandalwood #kfi#bangaloretraffic👇 pic.twitter.com/SuA0BXZT1d
— Popcorn Productions (@nammapopcorn) April 16, 2016
#BangaloreTraffic #ITPL #CrazyDriver pic.twitter.com/LCQa4Vg6wT
— Ritik Baral (@ritikb) February 3, 2016
Where people spend their lives: Kolkata- Food joints, Mumbai- Pubs, Delhi-Grooming salons and Bangalore- Traffic. #bachao #india
— Shreejon Biyani (@ShreejonBiyani) April 3, 2016
#romanticplaces #BangaloreTraffic #bangalore #funny #bestreply #india pic.twitter.com/IOw303ESFT
— ABHISHEK SINGH (@ABBY_1409) November 7, 2015
Before marrying someone, put them through the turmoil of #BangaloreTraffic to see who they really are..It'll mak'em show their true colors.
— Shantanu (@ShantzTH) March 29, 2016
It's funny when the auto guy asks for extra because there's traffic. I mean, it's Bangalore. Traffic is like gravity here. Everywhere.
— Athyunnath Eleti (@athyunnath) March 22, 2016
All is fair in Love, War and Bangalore Traffic
— Sivanesh Sengodan (@cvanesh) March 22, 2016
#Bangalore traffic teaches extreme patience. You will definitely reach somewhere in the "long term." ;-)
— Vishal Khandelwal (@safalniveshak) March 11, 2016
The sense of accomplishment when you cross Hebbal bridge! ✌ #bangaloretraffic
— Freeda Lobo (@doethefoe) March 4, 2016
#BangaloreTraffic 😨
— Bhavin Tolia (@BhavinTolia) February 19, 2016
Almost feeling #Trapped 😶 pic.twitter.com/Xkl2ggr2GR
FYI: That person is still at Whitefield
(Image: Twitter)