Bengaluru Resident Books Rapido Auto For A 45-Minute Journey, The Wait Time Is 225 Minutes

Immediately after the incident was shared online and went viral, Rapido Care noted and apologies for the inconvenience.

Bengaluru Rapido auto shows 3 hours waiting time ( Image Source :@deyalla_/Twitter )

Those who have stayed in Bengaluru, the silicon valley of India know how painful it is to travel in the city, specially during peak hours.  Location technology company Tom Tom had recently rated Bengaluru the second most congested city in the world after London. A post that has gone viral on the internet once again highlights the traffic woes in the city.

Taking to Twitter, the user shared a screenshot of the traffic situation in the city and mentioned that he booked an auto on the Rapido app for a 45-minute journey from Koramangala to JP Nagar which had a wait time of 225 minute  (3.7 hours).

"Rapido wait time getting out of hand. Gotta wait for more than 3.7 hours for 45 minutes travel," read the caption of the post.

Rapido wait time getting out of hand. 😭

Gotta wait for more than 3.7 hours for 45 minutes travel. @peakbengaluru

#rapido #Bengaluru #peakbengaluru pic.twitter.com/7xPO3cBkPz

— deyalla (@deyalla_) August 1, 2023

Immediately after the incident was shared online and went viral, Rapido Care noted and replied, "Hi Deyalla, please accept our apologies for the inconvenience you faced. We regret there were no captains available during your time of need. Nevertheless, we are increasing the fleet every day from our end. Thank you for your patience in this matter."

In a similar incident in May, a Bengaluru man had booked an Uber auto for a 24-kilometer journey, but the arrival time displayed an amusing 71 minutes. He took to Twitter to share the screengrab and wrote "Huge respect for him if he actually shows up."

Bengaluru witnesses frequent traffic jams, with some lasting for an hour or even beyond that. It is therefore a frequent topic of discussion for social media users.