Advocacy & Safety - Which RoadID Bracelet to get?

Not sure whether to get the normal bracelet with all my info on it, or to get the interactive bracelet that they can login online, or call the toll free number, to get your vital information.

Plenty of room on the basic to get your info and numbers on there, but I do like the interactive one, and looks like you can put a lot more information on your profile online.

I use the standard one. As you said there is enough room for plenty of info. I added my MD's name and number with my insurance number , and of course a family contact. The hospital gets their insurance info, the family will get called , and of course they now know who you are.

I got the interactive one. That price is the same and what’s $10 a year for the ability to supply more information and the function to change information as needed? I put my name, blood type, organ donor, home #, and wife’s cell # on the band. Online and through the telephone someone can have my home and work addresses, 5 emergency contacts with multiple numbers, insurance info, medical history, medical conditions, notes like what I’m currently doing, and etc. I feel that there would be enough info on a band incase you’re in the middle of nowhere (no cell or internet) to receive emergency attention but the first responders should be able to communicate to a hospital somewhere where they could get your full profile via internet or phone.

I also duplicated the band info onto paper then laminated it. I keep this in my wallet incase someone happens to me while I’m not riding. Whoever finds me has all of that information with more just a phone or computer away.

The do have an online and phone demo of the interactive band. Check it out. Like I said its $10 a year. If you give up a lunch during work it’s pays for itself.

I don’t ride without my RoadID because safety first!
-GadgetAdam

I don’t ride without my RoadID because safety first!

If you feel better with RoadID by all means carry it wherever/whenever you go outside of the house. Maybe you can get an Effective RoadID made of carbon fiber; combine Efficiency with Safety!

Geez, some people make cycling into such a life or death ordeal. Whatz next, mandatory RoadID laws, just for Safety? Safety First! carried to its logical conclusion means don't do nuthin' that requires changing your inertial state.

If you feel better with RoadID by all means carry it wherever/whenever you go outside of the house. Maybe you can get an Effective RoadID made of carbon fiber; combine Efficiency with Safety!

Geez, some people make cycling into such a life or death ordeal. Whatz next, mandatory RoadID laws, just for Safety? Safety First! carried to its logical conclusion means don't do nuthin' that requires changing your inertial state.

Nope, nothing carbon fiber on my bike. I don't care about weight as much as some people.


No. I just carry it because there are things out of my control that could injure me. If something was to happen I know the RoadID would speak for me. I compare the RoadID to seat belts in a car. Most people wear their seat belts but that doesn’t mean that those that do make driving a life or death ordeal. What's wrong with being prepared and safe? If I wear a helmet does that also mean I make cycling into a life or death ordeal?

Nope, nothing carbon fiber on my bike. I don't care about weight as much as some people.


No. I just carry it because there are things out of my control that could injure me. If something was to happen I know the RoadID would speak for me. I compare the RoadID to seat belts in a car. Most people wear their seat belts but that doesn’t mean that those that do make driving a life or death ordeal. What's wrong with being prepared and safe? If I wear a helmet does that also mean I make cycling into a life or death ordeal?

Exactly

I buy it, in the hopes that I never have to ever USE it.

I like that they will be able to know my medical conditions, insurance numbers, and contact information, that I might not be able to get to them otherwise.

I actually sent an email earlier to my insurance agent (whole life), and homeowners, to see if this is something they will reimburse for (I doubt it, but what the heck)

Something tells me that ILTB has no clue about real life. No clue at all.

I compare the RoadID to seat belts in a car. Most people wear their seat belts but that doesn’t mean that those that do make driving a life or death ordeal. What's wrong with being prepared and safe? If I wear a helmet does that also mean I make cycling into a life or death ordeal?

I compare RoadID while riding a bike to wearing RoadID while driving a car.:rolleyes:

Wearing a seat belt is a credible risk countermeasure; a helmet less so but it is a countermeasure. RoadID a safety measure? Sure, maybe once in awhile during eclipses of the full moon. If this gadget makes you feel better and gives you piece of mind, do it, but don't fool yourself about its capability to provide safety.

I agree with ILTB. These Road ID things are just a waste of money. If you are concerned about identification, get a dog tag at WallyMart and wear it on a necklace. A lot cheaper and probably more useful.

I can only see the Road ID being useful if you have an extensive medical history, chronic illness, or drug allergy. For the rest of us, it's just a waste.

Frankly, I go riding a lot with nothing more than a finif in case I get hungry. I figure that if something happens, the EMTs will get all the information they need from looking at me -- a busted-up middle aged guy who apparently had been on a bike until something or someone knocked him off. Anything else about my history that a Road ID could offer is pretty useless.

To each his own. It is obvious you do not bike or do other things that place you in areas where others do not know you.. I take frequent trips in the backcountry mountain biking, also extended trips by kayak and canoe that bring me to places where no one knows me. Being in emergency services most of my life I have run into many people with no type of ID. Or better still ID that is of little or no use at all. There are things such as un-planned accidents that do render people unable to communicate. That's why they are called accidents. I would like to give myself the best shot in life. If anyone else chooses otherwise so be it. To mock some one who wishes to avail himself of a pretty damn good tool serves no good point.

As an ER nurse and someone who worked on an ambulance before being an RN, I would (and did) just get the simple road ID.

That said, it is no more effective than just carrying ID and a medical alert card. I like it because it can have med allergies (or lack of them) on it, and the contact information ensures that they will be able to get in touch with who you want them to.

If you feel better with RoadID by all means carry it wherever/whenever you go outside of the house. Maybe you can get an Effective RoadID made of carbon fiber; combine Efficiency with Safety!

Geez, some people make cycling into such a life or death ordeal. Whatz next, mandatory RoadID laws, just for Safety? Safety First! carried to its logical conclusion means don't do nuthin' that requires changing your inertial state.

I had all my pertinent information tattooed onto the back of my neck in the form of bar scan code. The EMS simply need to drag my carcass to the nearest supermarket.