I haven't tried the Road ID app but my sister told me it is quite a drain on her phone battery.

Um, no it's not. It's an exceptionally good idea to carry ID with you, but I'm unaware of any laws locally which state you have to have it on your person.

Nice tattoo. What are you going to do if you get promoted to lieutenant?

No threat of that, I retired in 2008 ;)

Occasionally, when I have reason to go back to the PD, all the youngsters (who are now much higher in rank than I ever was) call me "Sarge" and it seems very weird. This pic is when I was in charge of the Bicycle Patrol, I'm right behind the Chief of Police who is squatting. He went through the training and would occasionally ride on patrol with me and the other members. He made it a point during training that I was to show him "no mercy", which I didn't; he was a good man. Sorry for the off topic content; you definitely DO NOT have to carry identification in the USA.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...12c4978590.jpg

i use it for my commute to and from work. So it runs give or take about an hour both ways. Sometimes if going for a longer recreational ride I will run it but sometimes not. I do wish that there was a way to share location with someone specific. I tried to figure out Find my friends app but I could not get it to work or be easy to turn on and off. I might need to do more research for the longer rides. I do tell her where I am going and we have driven most of my commuting routes.

what is the vintage of this photo? what year are those bikes? that is a good looking group of LEO

https://www.dhs.gov/real-id

I may have advanced beyond a little, however, the "Real I.D. Act" is selective at this point depending on where you may reside. Most state are compliant from the above link, IF I am reading it correctly.

I did not intend to come-off as "playing" anyone, but the name sure does fit. lol Best name selected by me ever!

I should probably start another thread on this; I don't want to intrude upon the original topic.

I would say that's somewhere around 1995 to 1997 based on the personnel in the pic and a couple of the bikes I see. Most of them are Cannondales; I helped with the design/execution of one of the first OEM police bike here in the US, Cannondale.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...43c7e5c119.jpg


If you look to the far left you'll see a blue fork, that's a Raliegh Technium MTB. We broke many of those, they usually came unbonded at the down tube and head tube; most of the failures were catastrophic as you couldn't see it was going to fail. After that, we used Specialized (I think Rockhoppers) and looking to the right between legs you'll see a yellow one. At our peak we had 35 including me, this photo was not all of us, the rest were on duty, in court or sleeping because they worked midnights.

Here is an earlier Technium bike, never mind the Reno 911 shorts;)
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4d22e1b024.jpg
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3610591c65.jpg

The Real ID Act only sets Federal standards for identification that is of acceptable quality to the Feds IF a person wants to fly on a commercial airline, enter a Federal building/facility, or enter a nuclear power plant. It has nothing to do with whether any person has to have any kind of identification at any other time or for any other purpose.

[MENTION=134924]RidingMatthew[/MENTION] I had the RoadID with a clasp. I liked it well enough; that is when I remembered to wear the thing. I left it at home as much as I wrote it. For some reason I could never get in the habit of wearing the thing. Then my GF and I split and I figured there wasn't much point in wearing it anymore anyway.

Incorrect.

EXACTLY that ^^^^^^ :thumb:

Find someone to ride with and use the buddy system.

This state (Minnesota) was one of the last states to approve Real ID option for its driver's licenses. The Feds kept postponing the implementation while Minnesota and a couple of other state tried to get their act together and get its driver's license criteria established. I opted to just go for a Passport Card instead. It was $65 and good for 10 years. Wallet-size...same size as my driver's license. Now I don't have to worry about whether or not my driver's license is valid ID.

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam...rd%20Front.jpg

ROAD iD

If anyone's interested, I just got a $10 code for ROAD iD

PM if you're interested.

This hardly equates to "everyone is required by law must carry ID at all times."

As you note, Real ID has nothing to do with having to produce one's "papers" at the whim of a random police officer.

That's why I like the idea of the bright yellow Road ID wrist band, hopefully first responders will notice it. Anyone know exactly how big the tag on the band is?

I use Garmin Live Track, so my wife knows where I'm at. Plus, being old and forgetful, I don't want to leave my DL in my bike stuff, so I made a copy of my DL , with phone number and other data, on the back side, and leave it in my saddle bag.KB

I recently had an experience of this hiking with a group. We came upon a young mountain biker lying unconscious next the trail. We had a couple of nurses and a vet with us so good emergency expertise. Fortunately we had cell reception so they called 911 immediately, then got him stabilized. They found his ID on his phone which not locked, they could get to his contact info and actually got ahold of his dad. Kudos to emergency services response, rangers showed up in a few minutes, firefighter EMTs in about 10. They got hiim transported pretty quickly., still unconscious. Unfortunately because of privacy (HIPPA) we could not get a followup on his condition.

I tell this to drive home the point that having ID is important, even for younger folks.

I carry my license, credit card, medical insurance card and some cash in a small zip-lock bag.
It goes in my jersey pocket on road rides and shorts pocket on MTB rides.
I carry them on my body in case I am separated from my bike.
The cash is to buy food and drink, in case I didn't bring enough, or want a treat.
Most of my helmets have a sticker inside with contact information.
I also carry my cell phone for emergencies and because it's my camera.
I'm cautious about tracking apps because they could run down the phone battery.
I should find a good APP.
I ride with a heart rate monitor for medical reasons. I can ride further and longer if pay attention to my heart rate.
When I ride from the bay over the hills to the coast I'm on the smallest, most remote, backroads and there are large areas without cell coverage.
Most of these rides I am solo.
I have a Garmin InReach satellite communicator I use for motorcycle adventures.
It allows you to send and receive text messages at anyplace on the planet.
The text messages include your location.
I'll carry the InReach on solo coastal rides.
Only carry what you think you can use to keep yourself alive to ride another day.