Do you prefer creepers or zoomers?

[XmisterIS]

Of course all drivers don't give us the wide berth that they should, and of the ones who don't give us enough room (i.e. most of them), do you prefer the ones who try to creep past you, thinking that by going super-slow they're doing you a favour, or the ones who you hear coming up behind and zoom past you?

Personally, I prefer zoomers - I can hear them coming and I'm ready for them. It's the ones who creep past, literally two inches from me that sh1t me up. I think they think that because they're going past me incredibly slowly, it's ok to give me no room at all. What they don't seem to realise is that to be trapped in about 1 or 2 feet of space between the curb and a slowly moving car is terrifying and unbelievably dangerous. Also, when they do that, I have no idea what the hell they're going to do next - try to park on top of me, left hook me and kill me, etc!

 

[Moodyman]

Zoomers for me.

Worse for me are the ones who slow down, gear down and then over-rev the engine as they're building up speed for the overtake.

 

[upsidedown]

Every morning my boss creeps up on me in his Merc then gives 3 or 4 friendly blasts of the horn while waving good morning to me. You'd think I'd be expecting it but he gets me every time.
Wide and fast I can cope with.
Close and slow frightens the life out of me, especially builders vans with trailers attached.

 

[Dan B]

This question is isomorphic to "would you rather be killed by a tiger or by falling concrete?". The only real answer is "no"

 

[coffeejo]

This question is isomorphic to "would you rather be killed by a tiger or by falling concrete?". The only real answer is "no"

Tiger. The headlines would be cool and my friends would roll their eyes and mutter "typical" under their breath.

I hate creepers. Especially the ones that won't pass. I'm prone to panic attacks and a car sitting on my heels has been enough to set one off.

 

[Mad at urage]

This question is isomorphic to "would you rather be killed by a tiger or by falling concrete?". The only real answer is "no"

Yep!

With creepers though, especially those with nice bodywork for some reason, they always seem to make me wobble! Speed differential is low though and so I have always been able to keep control if there is an impact...

 

[Jezston]

Tiger. The headlines would be cool and my friends would roll their eyes and mutter "typical" under their breath.

Hahaha!

I'd actually go for the concrete. Quicker.

 

[Dragonwight]

Creepers definitely worse some of them are more like stalkers following you for ages.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Zoomers are my preference.

I hold a special place in hell for top gear creepers.

 

[Ellis456]

I hate both, but if I have to prefer one zoomers.

 

[Ian 74]

Zoomers zoom by and you go "oh, zoomer" and they are gone - forgotten. Creepers drive behind for ages, reeving engine noise making me feel uncomfortable sometimes I unconsciously speed up stupidly feeling that I am in their way and then they slowly pull level and then they slowly pull past- bastards.

Bring on the zoomers

 

[Beebo]

But at least you know the creepers have seen you and are mistakenly going too slow whilst trying not to hit you

The zoomers may have not even seen you and one day could wipe you out.

 

[jonny jeez]

Tiger. The headlines would be cool and my friends would roll their eyes and mutter "typical" under their breath.

I hate creepers. Especially the ones that won't pass. I'm prone to panic attacks and a car sitting on my heels has been enough to set one off.

excellent (and ...sigh, typical)

I hate anyone who hangs on my rear offside, whether I'm in a car, on a motorcycle or on the bike. they are in a mirror blindspot (car and motorcycle) and are unerving on a pushbike

 

[growingvegetables]

I hate both

+1

 

[Parrot of Doom]

The ones that annoy me (although not more than the dangerous idiots) are those who sit 100 yards behind you, refusing to overtake when it's perfectly safe to do so. You can just hear their engine and tyres, rolling along, never coming closer. Like a government spy, watching you.

It's bloody annoying.