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.
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09-17-2007, 06:49 AM #1
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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!!
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