Bengaluru, July 23 -- Bengaluru's notorious traffic jams have yet again surged into the spotlight after two Reddit posts offered sharply contrasting perspectives on commuting in the city.

The debate began when a Reddit user claimed that walking 1 km in Bengaluru was now faster than driving the same distance by car. The post received hundreds of upvotes and comments within hours. "1 km.walk in 8 mins...or reach by car in 14 mins...this can happen in Bengaluru only," the post read.

Many social media users defended the IT hub, arguing that Bengaluru has been unfairly singled out for criticism amid reports of soaring traffic in other cities such as Hyderabad and Gurgaon as well. Social media users asserted that some are spreading "Bengaluru...