roadID

[Cindyloo]

I have the ankle one. I don't even notice it is there once I put it on. I just don't like having something around my neck or on my wrist. Love the anklet though!

[Pascale]

I'm so glad someone brought this up, I never would have even thought of it! I do carry ID, but with no phone number on it, it's basically useless, especially since we are unlisted. I'm getting one of these asap - I know it will make the hubby feel better (he still doesn't want me to ever ride on the roads though...)

[Kano]

I'm so glad someone brought this up, I never would have even thought of it! I do carry ID, but with no phone number on it, it's basically useless, especially since we are unlisted. I'm getting one of these asap - I know it will make the hubby feel better (he still doesn't want me to ever ride on the roads though...)

Oh, Pascale -- your hubby sounds like mine! He'd probably be happier if I made sure I had contact information with me too(though he doesn't need it, wouldn't carry it or wear it), but no riding on the roads, no going so fast, that sort of thing -- all stuff it's okay for HIM to do, but if I got hurt, "it would be worse!"

Karen in Boise

[Pascale]

Oh, Pascale -- your hubby sounds like mine! He'd probably be happier if I made sure I had contact information with me too(though he doesn't need it, wouldn't carry it or wear it), but no riding on the roads, no going so fast, that sort of thing -- all stuff it's okay for HIM to do, but if I got hurt, "it would be worse!"

Karen in Boise

Wow, they must be twins!

[KnottedYet]

I just ordered a red wrist road ID and a red ankle one over the phone. They have nice folks working at that company! 1-800-345-6336.

[run it, ride it]

I have the wrist ID, solely because I am accident prone. I seriously debated having "ACCIDENT PRONE" put on the last line, but decided upon "RUN IT, RIDE IT."

My horse flipped over on me in a highway ditch last summer. I was knocked out long enough for him to take off along the highway. When I came to, I didn't remember having even gone out on the ride. Thankfully some people picked me up in their car to chase after him and we were reunited without incident, but it could have been a lot worse. I've heard horror stories of riderless horses running down highways--even if they're caught, it could take hours to figure out where they came from. And if the rider is unconscious with no horse in sight, non-horsey scene respondents might not make the connection.

If someone finds me unconscious in a riding helmet, the "RIDE IT" part might spark something. I also have a tag on my saddle with the barn address, phone number and my cell number (cell is clipped to my waistband at all times). My cell also has the barn address and phone number clearly listed.

Redundancy is certainly not a bad thing from a safety standpoint. In addition to the RoadID, I keep a Fox40 whistle on me when I go running or cycling on trails with no cell reception. Nothing worse than when you fall and can't get up and have to drag yourself to help!

[SJCzar]

No Dar, I can't blame that one on the tent. I set it down along with my favorite pair of gloves while pumping up my tires on the last day of the ride and was so eager to get going that I forgot them both. I checked at the Wheel & Sprocket rest stop and no one had turned them in.

I must say that it wasn't a bad thing because the new one really is much more comfortable then the old one. It also seems like they made the velco strip longer.

[Nanci]

I had a horse get killed running down a road. (She was loaned out, I was a teenager, it was the first horse I bought all by myself, a friend asked to borrow her, I said ok, if she herself rode the horse and let the friend ride her horse, but she didn't, and my horse was green broke, and the friend fell off, no one ever covered the replacement cost, didn't get another horse for quite a while...)

An ankle Road ID would probably fit on a horse's pastern...

My Road ID has name, allergies, organ donor, BF's number, sister (MD's) number, city, health insurance company, blood type (though I am told this doesn't matter, they type, of course, before giving blood) and I am not sure if I put my SS# on it or not.

[crazycanuck]

The road I.D concept is wonderful however i've not seen anything like this down this way..

Snappypix,lighsabre & the other down under chickies...do you have anything like this???

LIghtsabre-i'm sure you'd be able to find something like it in brissie... If you do, let me know.

hmmmm...

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