India, Sept. 5 -- Bengaluru's notorious traffic has sparked fresh outrage after a viral Reddit post detailed a four-hour commute from Whitefield to JP Nagar 9th Phase.

The commuter shared that Google Maps had estimated the journey at three hours, but the reality was far worse. "Both options, cutting through the city or taking the Outer Ring Road, were complete nightmares. Add the floods, and it honestly felt like the city was holding me hostage," the Reddit user wrote.

He described the ordeal of navigating waterlogged stretches and pothole-ridden roads, calling them "mini swimming pools" that forced vehicles to crawl at 5-15 km/h. "Water already slows you down, but potholes make it next level. Then people behind think you're the problem...