Daughter's school bus takes 2 hours to cover 2 km in Bengaluru; parent says 'completely helpless'
A Bengaluru father’s account of his daughter’s school bus taking two hours to travel just 2 km on the Varthur-Gunjur road has sparked concern online. Other parents have shared similar experiences, calling for safer roads and better traffic management in the city.
Bengaluru resident Hari recounted the harrowing experience of his daughter's school bus journey taking an astonishing two hours to cover just two kilometers on the Varthur-Gunjur road. The father expressed his helplessness, stating, "Today my daughter’s school bus took 2 hours to travel just 2 km in Varthur/Gunjur road. For those 2 hours, I sat there as a parent feeling completely helpless."
Hari lamented that despite paying substantial taxes and taking a home loan to live close to his daughter's school, the situation had not improved. He referenced several incidents witnessed over the past year, such as a school bus overturning, a woman sustaining serious injuries from a fall, and a biker nearly losing his life due to a pothole.
The father emphasized the need for safe roads for children, stating, "Every day, ordinary people here tweet, email, complain, follow up and plead with authorities. We are not activists. We are not fighting for a political party. We are parents, employees, families and taxpayers asking for one basic thing: Please give our children a safe road to come home on."
Entrepreneur Ritish Reddy, co-founder and CEO of Zluri, shared a video of the traffic congestion in the area, highlighting that the commute for children from Whitefield to Varthur Road could take over two hours daily. He expressed his own daughter's current predicament, stating, "My own daughter is stuck right now as I post this. Whitefield deserves better than this."
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