Originally Posted by
no motor?
The idea of using the drivers license number is to allow them to easily obtain you full name, address, height weight and see that lovely picture they took at the DMV. They won't get all of that from your insurance id, and minimizing the chances that the wrong person goes the the ER with your insurance information sounds like a good idea to me. There may be some benefit to having the ER folks know this before your relatives get there, especially if those relatives are hysterical/emotional when they get there.
Makes sense, but I don't engage in the swapping of Road IDs with other riders. It's not a safe practice
But you're right that putting my license number would allow them to look up that information instead of updating my Road ID any time things change.
Originally Posted by
johnny99
The EMTs will try to take your bike with you to the hospital, but no guarantees. Even stuff in your pockets is risky since in a bad crash, that can thrown on to the road. Also, EMTs may need to separate you from your jersey during treatment.
+1 I was in a simple crash and my cell phone flew from my jersey pocket about 10 feet in front of me.
Originally Posted by
GlassWolf
a hospital cannot legally refuse treatment due to race, religion, insurance or lack thereof, etc etc in the US. period.
True, but I've heard rumors from people who work in the field that some people "try harder" when they know they're getting paid.
Originally Posted by
gr@sshopper
You know, that LA county sheriff's guys were actually trying to airlift my bike out with me, but the helicopter pilot was freaking out. Apparently two of the guys on the air crew are mtn bikers, so they wanted to rescue the bikes as well. But the helicopter was already in the reserve fuel, soooo.
Awesome!
+1 for Huntington Memorial, too. They saw my wife in less than 30 min for a non life threatening issue. Can't say as much for my urgent care when we thought I broke an arm. I swear there were more dire cases there than at the ER!!!