Thanks for this post! I just ordered the roadid fixed (dog tag style) ... and probably will get the slim too
I never heard of that product until I read your post
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Thanks for this post! I just ordered the roadid fixed (dog tag style) ... and probably will get the slim too
I never heard of that product until I read your post
Love my RoadIDs. I have the wrist sport original. Tiny wrists, so size small. Fits perfect. Pink and purple. I keep them hooked thru the straps on my bike helmets. I would never ride without my helmet so my RoadID is not forgotten.
I've also ordered some reflective gear from them. Which was nice. And their FireFly blinkies. The batteries thru them are dirt cheap compared to the store.
Once I had a blinkie break when I was putting it together. The customer service lady mailed me a new one free shipping no problem. She said their returns department is literally a shoe box on top of someone's desk. Very nice people.
I had a med alert bracelet that I wore for a while but it broke. These are cheaper and seem to serve the same purpose.
I don't wear one, but am always careful to have ID, health insurance card, emergency number and phone on me. Here's a post from a rider who did have a Road ID on, had an accident, and the ambulance medics didn't look for it, had never heard of it and chastised him for not having ID. He was OK, and conscious, but lost quite a bit of faith in Road ID.
http://martinsj2.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/the-accident/
My slim Road ID came in the mail today. I went with the purple. I ordered a small because I have small wrists and I did the measurement thing with the dollar bill. When I first opened it up, I thought 'wow, thats too small', but its snug going over my knuckles, but once on my wrist its just right.
Yes I wear a road ID on my wrist. I also carry an expired driver's license in my saddle bag with my "emergency cash".
I have 2 Slim Wristband Road ID's plus 1 dog tag style one. I wear one on my wrist all the time and the other one I have on a wristband that I put on my handlebars of my bike. If I go out on a ride by myself, I'll wear the dog tag one too. I guess I want to make sure I can be identified!!! LOL
Being a paramedic for 20+ years, I wouldn't have seen a reason to even ask him about carrying ID if he was conscious and alert. Road ID is intended to be used if the patient is unable to talk to you because they are unconscious, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suze
If the EMT's that responded chastised him for not carrying ID, and then when shown his Road ID, told him that they had never seen one before, I don't see how he would have lost faith in Road ID. I would have thought the opposite - it was a teaching moment for the non-cycling public so the next time they went to a cyclist, they would have automatically looked for their Road ID and then chastised that cyclist if he didn't have one!
Don't have one here. I do always have my ID and phone w/ emergency contact info and my insurance card in a pocket, plus an extra ID and laminated card w/ emergency contact info in my bike bag.
Good reminder about updating, tho, I will double-check it all.