{
  "id": 11148215,
  "title": "B'luru traffic is stealing 53 days from schoolchildren every year: How it came to this",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/bluru-traffic-is-stealing-53-days-from-schoolchildren-every-year-how",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:42:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-traffic-is-stealing-53-days-from-schoolchildren-every-year-how-did-it-come-to-this/articleshow/134611853.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Schoolchildren and their parents in east Bengaluru face increasingly longer commutes, now averaging 112 minutes. Recent studies show the average bus travel time has risen dramatically due to congestion on state highways. Initiatives are being taken to address traffic issues, including restrictions on heavy vehicles during school hours. Although infrastructure projects have been planned, delays…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}