Overview
- Bengaluru resident Pankaj Huria posted an Instagram clip from a 9:15 am drive to his office roughly 6.5 km away.
- His car’s Google Maps display showed about 4.4 km still to go with an ETA of 10:16 am, indicating the short trip would take more than an hour.
- The video circulated widely across Hindustan Times, NDTV, News18, Times Now and India Today over the weekend, drawing strong reactions from commuters.
- Online responses ranged from commiseration to criticism, with suggestions to switch to two-wheelers, use public transport or leave earlier, and some questioned solo car use.
- Newsrooms issued disclaimers that the footage is user-generated and unverified, and there has been no official confirmation of the precise timings or causes.