Bengaluru ’s worsening road conditions have once again caught public attention after a Reddit post showed a pothole near KR Road being covered with an old couch. The post highlighted that the pothole is nearly half a foot deep and wide enough for a two-wheeler to fall into, prompting citizens to improvise with makeshift warnings.

Civic Apathy Drives Unusual Measures

According to the Reddit post, the couch was placed by local shopkeepers as a temporary alert to prevent accidents, as no permanent repair had been carried out. “The traffic police have just placed barricade and cones to indicate the people travelling on the road of the pothole. People just happen to avoid the pothole and move on, even the people who do business right next door just seem to be moving trucks next to it, but

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