Emergency ID

[DeniseGoldberg]

So I asked my brother, who is Chief of Rescue in our home town in Maine what was best, a necklace or a bracelet, or another shoe one.

He said either a necklace or bracelet was good. But that a tattoo on my belly was the best thing.

I've been wearing the necklace style RoadID when I'm riding for a while now. But on my last trip, I caught myself in the middle of the day without my id. It was on my bike (in my wallet), but that's just not good enough. So I picked up a bracelet ID, figuring that while I'm not willing to sleep with an id around my neck, I am willing to wear the bracelet ID full-time - so when I'm traveling I won't forget to wear it.

Funny, but that forgetting thing doesn't seem to happen when I'm home.

Of course I bought it before the new interactive ID was available. Next time...

--- Denise

[roadie gal]

I have the sports band style MedicAlert tag. It's a nylon band with the MedicAlert metal tag attached to it. It's more comfortable to me than wearing the full metal bracelet.

It looks like the RoadId works a lot like the MedicAlert tag- you call a number and get the full info.

I work in an ER and I highly recommend something like that. Also, always carry some ID with your picture and name on it.

[smilingcat]

When I first got my RoadID, I would forget to wear them on occasion. My solution was to wrap the bracelet around the handle bar so that I wouldn't forget. Ready to ride? The ID is on the handle bar so I put it on. After the ride, I put it back on the handle bar above the brake leve so it wouldn't slide off. I tend to misplace things so this is a good way of reminding myself.

And if I were to have multiple bikes, I would probably just go ahead and get multiple bracelets one for each bike. Having been in two major major wrecks, I can't say enough about having an ID with you.

On my first wreck, I was conscious so I could tell EMT who I was... but the information was on my bike. Bike and I were separated and they never bothered to check for information on/in my bike. It took me like two weeks to locate my bike and retrieve it. GRRR!!!

On my second wreck, where I have absolutely no memory, one of the guys I was riding with, LUCKLY remembered my home number... Again, no one bothered to check for information on my bike.

So from both experiences, I would REALLY/HIGHLY recommend that you wear your information rather than just stowing it on your bike!!

smilingcat