Google Maps Shows Walking 6 Km Is Faster Than Driving In Bengaluru. See Post

A user shared a Google Maps screenshot which showed the time it takes to walk vs the time it takes to drive from Brigade Metropolis to KR Puram Railway Station.

Bengaluru is infamous for its traffic and hours-long traffic jams. The IT city was among the two Indian cities that were named among the world's ten worst traffic-hit cities in 2023. The same year, it was also named the second most congested city in the world. Rapid urbanisation, poor planning, and limited public transport options are just some reasons why people find the city's roads choked daily during peak rush hours. In the face of this, Google Maps has now confirmed that it is sometimes quicker to walk than to drive from point A to B in the IT city.  This happens only in Bangalore pic.twitter.com/MQlCP7DsU7

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), user Ayush Singh shared a Google Maps screenshot which showed the time it takes to walk vs the time it takes to drive from Brigade Metropolis to KR Puram Railway Station - a distance of approximately 6 kilometres. According to the image, driving between the two points would take a person 44 minutes, while walking would be marginally quicker at 42 minutes. Sharing the pic, Mr Singh wrote, "This happens only in Bangalore." 

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