stonecrd

I use the interactive and really the ID is only to allow someone to find out who you are and who to contact. Unless you have a medical condition listed no first responder is really going to do much with the information at the time. For instance putting your blood type on there makes no difference as you are going to get Saline not blood at the scene and your going to get Type O in the emergency room until they type you. I like the interactive as cell phone numbers and addresses change and I can update immedietly without ordering a new ID.

Tsuru

ROAD ID dog tags. Wear it all the time.

George

I put a copy of my drivers license in my saddle bag.

JRonaTrek

I do the same.....

however, i just ordered my dog tags today! Specially after i read that post about the drunk driver hitting the road biker in Florida. The least they can do is Identify me, and locate my family....the rest well its in my creators hands.

Trek89

Yeah i just ordered dog tags. I figure for the price they display the same info. I thought about placing some form of ID in my saddle bag and calling it good, but i realized i could very easily become separated from a my bike in an accident.

echappist

+1, except stowed in my saddle bag

i never understood why you need road id when you have insurance card. i think hospitals are a lot happier to accept you when you carry insurance

adacas

I don't have any special medical conditions to note so I don't really need a Road ID and I don't have medical insurance so carrying a car is out of the question and Im sure that around here if I get struck down by a redneck in an f150 he'd take my bike as payment for the scratch my head put onto his bumper so no point in stowing anything in my saddle bag. I ordered a couple of dog tags from the local veterans memorial and hang one around my neck and usually jam another into my laces just in case all thats left of me is a foot. Its got all the info needed to make the world aware of my passing

grwoolf

I've recently had a couple health care offices (not hospital thank goodness) have asked me for my insurance card along with a photo ID. I asked why and they said they have had some issues with people misrepresenting who they are (to be able to leverage someone else's insurance). Not sure if it was just an isolated case, but it makes sense.

I only carry my road ID (wrist) and a credit card, but I could see the need for a DL.

thesmoothdome

Road ID around the wrist works for me. Like others have mentioned, I worry about being seperated from my shoes or my bike and I hate wearing anything around my neck. I don't have a medical condition either, but I want to give the first responders every conceivable advantage in helping me, so I list my blood type and that I have no known allergies.

UmneyDurak

What do you think are the chances of the saddle bag making it with you to the hospital or anyone even bother looking in there?...

sstorkel

The first responders I know are conditioned to look for bracelets and necklaces before anything else.

I used to think that simply carrying a Medic Alert card in my wallet was all I needed to do... until a buddy who was an EMT told me that they were told specifically not to look inside wallets. I guess there were concerns about privacy or theft or something like that. Anyway, my EMT buddy was supposed to find wallets/purses then ignore them until LEOs arrived. Once instructed by the LEO, he could remove the wallet from the body, hand it to the LEO, who would then examine the contents and tell him anything he needed to know.

Hot Potato

First responders are accused of stealing all the time. Their employer gets tired of defending them, so a policy of not touching a wallet is meant to keep the employer out of the loop. I wonder if policies like that have reduced the incidence of theft allegations.

roccobike

+1

alaris

Road ID dog tags: I've read they have a tendency to make HRM's inaccurate. True/False? Anybody wearing dog tags with HRM's? Is this an issue?

v70cat

I am not so sure that bike shoes would come off?

Pedaleur

At least a few EMTs on this site have (sadly) told stories otherwise.

George

I know a few cops and they said that it was a good idea, because they usually check for some ID in your pockets or helmet or in the saddle bag.

snowman40

how about a tatoo near your arm pit(s) with the same information?

It would be nice to know that pockets and bags would be checked for ID and other items but depending on your condition, that may not warrant....

adacas

I thought the movie Soldier starring Kurt Russel had a good alternative to RoadID

Guillotine007

+1

Worst case scenario if my family needs to get to the hospital quickly they have my name and emergency contact info. I don't want to count on someone digging through my saddle bag for that sort of info. Hassles with my insurance company are way down on my priority list if I actually have to go to the emergency room.

BITSA

+1 Road ID on wrist

DesnaePhoto

I went with the interactive version of the wrist band. Why? So I could update my information for when I travel. In different parts of the country, I'll have different listings of Points of Contact. As my health insurance changes with the job, that information is updated as well. But the changing of information, and allowing multiple POCs on the web, was worth the upgrade. I've also discovered that while racing, I don't carry anything excess. But I won't notice the band (and hence wear it). Bike patrol can start the process with the information on it.

True dog tag chains are designed to break away should something snag them. But people are not trained to look for them (unless you are in the service. How many ride distance in DCUs?)

I keep it in my helmet so I never forget to put it on.

Tsuru

I wear mine all the time, except when I'm sleeping, so no forgetting for me. But... to your other point, are people really not trained to look for them? When I was a kid, I was taught that your wrist or your neck should carry allergies, ID, etc. Used to wear my penicillin allergy around my neck like a good boy (as you can see, I really like dog tags). I'd assume at the very least that when they cut open your clothes to assess your injuries, they'd see the dog tag?

FriendlyFred

Road Id on my wrist, for the same reasons as many others (my mom is a nurse). I have my info, emergency contact info, and my CIGNA insurance number.