Are you ladies wearing road ID's

[Reesha]

I don't have one yet but in the meantime I ride with my health insurance card and text my dbf every ten miles or so where I am just in case.

[Catrin]

Yes, I've the interactive inexpensive slimline version. I don't ride (or hike) without it.

[Blueberry]

I have one "tag" and switch it between wrist and ankle ID. That said, it's 95% on my ankle. I know wrist is preferable, but it drives me nuts when exercising. So....better to have one on my ankle than not at all. But - so long as you're getting the same form factor (i.e., not the slim), you can switch it and see which form you like the best for minimal extra cost.

[ridenread]

Never leave for a ride without the road ID around my ankle. I really can't tolerate wearing it on my wrist.

[rubysoho]

I have one for my wrist. Originally I purchased it for bike rides but now I wear it on hikes, runs, etc... I purchased the original (velcro) and think my next one will be a slimmer version.

[kajero]

I had a terrible crash. The ID tag told them who to call, my insurance number, and what hospital to bring me to. Don't go riding without one.

[goride]

I have the velcro wrist version. I keep one with my bike gear so I don't forget to put it on when I ride. I use the other one for my other outdoor activities - hiking, running, etc.

[Jiffer]

Yep. I have the silicone wrist one. I switch which wrist it goes on to at least somewhat help with the "cyclist tan" factor. (Well, I can pretend it's helping anyway!) I wasn't aware there was a "slime line" version. I will certainly check that out!

[lovelygamer]

Does anyone have a link to the place you buy these items at? Thanks!

[ny biker]

While you're at their site, check out their reflective gear. I love the wrist and ankle bands, and the shoelaces are also great. And you can't beat the prices with a stick.

[Savra]

I have two. One fits on my bike shoes and the other is a wrist id. I don't leave home without one and I encourage others to get one.

[soprano]

PSA if you have the interactive ID: if you haven't checked your information lately, go login and make sure everything's correct and up to date. I checked on mine this morning and there was a lot of information missing that I could swear I had entered last year.

[Suze]

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/

[surgtech1956]

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.

[copndoc]

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/

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.

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!