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Holika of Indore: the never ending battle on roads. VIBGYOR of Indore’s roads featuring violent to spicy

Holika of Indore: the never ending battle on roads
VIBGYOR of Indore’s roads featuring violent to spicy drama queens
Indore: cleanest city, smart city, Ahilya’s city… and a crowded city that witnesses a battle much stronger than sparks from Holika on roads every-day. Traffic is not just a major issue, it determines the crazy battles, conflicts and every-day drama for all the residents.
Indorians are wonderful people: loving, kind and generous… However, once on the road, they are furious fighters racing the competitors and squeezing through the smallest spaces to be the last to catch green lights.
As we celebrate Holi, we hope that this fighting spirit of Indore is burned away with Holika. Whether or not, we observed the seven, colourful types of drivers seen across the city every-day. Though we all will turn the other way and say ‘Not me’, we hope that you get a chuckle out of the article.
V-iolent honker
Honk! Honk! Honk! Honk! Hoonkk!! Hoonkk!! And it goes on until the rider finally stops for a second at the traffic lights. Honk! It goes even when the traffic light is red!
Yes, you have spotted a violent honker. The honker feels the roads will magically clear as other cars, bikes and people will vanish into thin air with the magical wand called horn.
I-dle driver
Slowly crawling in the fast lane and often swaying mindlessly, because the driver is chatting too much. Such drivers are quite common in early evenings. While many drivers are racing to get there, many are also utilizing the time on the bike or car by having telephonic meetings.
We call them idle drivers, which form an indigo colour in our traffic rainbow. While they are usually peaceful, their slow and often mindless driving sparks anger among other commuters.
B-ombing slider
Traffic light opens, all the cars and two wheelers push forward and suddenly, a biker or a car drives swiftly from the side crossing breaking in front of the convoy. These are surprise bombers in the traffic lanes forming the blue colour.
Often they are quiet and slowly driving in a lane, until they decide to explode into speed and switch lanes endlessly.
G-roving musician
Lost in the tunes of hip-pop beats are some drivers making the most of their time on the street. However, while doing so, they are making sure that others also get to enjoy their grove with extra loudspeakers and horns.
Some bikers tune up the horns with musical tunes to do the same. The grooving green colour of traffic rainbow often disturbs the residents with their boosting music systems gliding across streets at mid-night.
Y-oodlee biker
Snaking through the traffic is an over-optimistic biker, who sneaks through the tinniest spaces between vehicles. Sliding between other vehicles, the Yoodlee biker gives goosebumps to responsible drivers.
Yellow in the traffic rainbow are on high alert for dangerous and often fatal accidents.
O- MG drama
They are riding without helmets, seat-belts and looking for trouble as that would give them a chance to act out. OMG drama lovers on the street are less-often noticed easily, because they are too common.
Loud, overly dressed and driving on the edge of accidents, they form a higher orange alert in the traffic rainbow.
R-edheaded righteous
‘I never break rules, but when others do it drives me crazy, and my anger is pretty justified’ explain the redheaded righteous ones. They are confident about their driving skills, and that makes them intolerant of rule-breakers.
Hence, they are willing to stand up for themselves even if it means a fight. They are among the most common type of drivers forming the red zone in traffic. Though they are sure of their righteousness, their anger often causes more delays and problems in traffic.

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