I'll be the first to line up to be "chipped" once we can ensure that the data is encoded to be universally read and in the same format, and that the RFID won't set off the security alarms at the mall!!!

As for the cell phone: what baloney! I have worked in seven different hospital emergency rooms and we look for ID and cell phone on ALL trauma or unconscious people. And we use ICE. "It's a bomb" rationale is ridiculous and just a scary story. It costs nothing for you to do, YES emergency workers use it and look for it, so why not? Can't hurt, might help.

More and more ERs are getting savvy to the Road IDs, but they still look for traditional ID before they inspect "jewelry" that they may or may not need to take off when they check you out. If you have a trauma team that has never seen it before, you may get it passed over (sounds dumb but it's true, your vital signs are way more important than what your anklet says).

If you can carry traditional ID *on your person,* do it. If not, Road ID is the next best thing! (I like the tattoo idea too!!!)