ID for Riding

A while back I seem to recall a thread on this NG about whether
riders should carry ID, driver's license, credit card, or whatever, in
case of accident or other need.
So tonight I'm watching the Giro d'Italia (hurrah for digital TV!),
and there's Levi Leipheimer hawking just such a product. A little
bracelet not unlike the MedicAlert variety, which can be engraved with
the cyclist's name, home phone, and evidently a couple more lines of
text of the rider's choosing.
Anybody have one of these? Comments on whether they seem to be worth
the money? How much are they? (I always get suspicious when the ad
doesn't mention the price.) IIRC the bracelets are sold at
www.rideid.com or something like that.


Bill (Frumious)

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On Fri, 22 May 2009 05:32:33 +0000 (UTC),
defied the laws of time and space to say:

Anybody have one of these? Comments on whether they seem to be worth
the money? How much are they? (I always get suspicious when the ad
doesn't mention the price.) IIRC the bracelets are sold at
www.rideid.com or something like that.

http://www.roadid.com/common/default.aspx

They're twenty bucks, USD. I can't remember if I heard about them here or
on another biking group I read. I've been planning to get one for my son
for his birthday, along with a bike.

-Bertha
--
"Here, kitty, kitty, kitty..." -- Schrodinger

On May 22, 7:32*am, Bertha wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2009 05:32:33 +0000 (UTC),
defied the laws of time and space to say:

* *Anybody have one of these? *Comments on whether they seem to be worth
the money? *How much are they? *(I always get suspicious when the ad
doesn't mention the price.) *IIRC the bracelets are sold at
www.rideid.comor something like that. *

http://www.roadid.com/common/default.aspx

They're twenty bucks, USD. *I can't remember if I heard about them here or
on another biking group I read. I've been planning to get one for my son
for his birthday, along with a bike.

-Bertha
--
"Here, kitty, kitty, kitty..." * * * * * * * * *-- Schrodinger

I have seen Road ID links on bikejournal.com. Good to have something
on your, if you get hit, who know how far your DL might fly.
It does not have enough information to satify a California (and
possibly other states) Police officer, so they can hold you until they
do get proper ID for you.
One fellow on another group suggested offering a police officer your
passport. Qualifies as ID for non-driving purposes yet not enough
information to effectively issue a ticket (no address).
And going along that line, a Conch Republic passport is not official
but might or might not get you over a border.

On 2009-05-22, Bertha wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2009 05:32:33 +0000 (UTC),
defied the laws of time and space to say:

Anybody have one of these? Comments on whether they seem to be worth
the money? How much are they? (I always get suspicious when the ad
doesn't mention the price.) IIRC the bracelets are sold at
www.rideid.com or something like that.

http://www.roadid.com/common/default.aspx

They're twenty bucks, USD. I can't remember if I heard about them here or
on another biking group I read. I've been planning to get one for my son
for his birthday, along with a bike.

I have one (the ankle strap, nice for biking in long pants sans chainguard).
I usually have my wallet on me, but the Road ID is nice because it has the
phone numbers (or whatever info you choose) engraved right on it. It's
also reflective, so it's a nice extra touch at night on a moving leg.

--

Kristian Zoerhoff

On Fri, 22 May 2009 05:32:33 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

Comments on whether they seem to be worth
the money?

A label stuck inside the helmet costs practically nothing, and doesn't
irritate your wrist.

--
Joy Beeson
joy beeson at comcast dot net

"Joy Beeson" wrote: A label stuck inside the helmet costs practically
nothing, and doesn't
irritate your wrist.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But then you need a bracelet with a message telling the ambulance crew (or
whoever) to look in your helmet. :-)

On 2009-05-22 05:32:05 -0700, Bertha said:

On Fri, 22 May 2009 05:32:33 +0000 (UTC),
defied the laws of time and space to say:

Anybody have one of these? Comments on whether they seem to be worth
the money? How much are they? (I always get suspicious when the ad
doesn't mention the price.) IIRC the bracelets are sold at
www.rideid.com or something like that.

http://www.roadid.com/common/default.aspx

They're twenty bucks, USD. I can't remember if I heard about them here or
on another biking group I read. I've been planning to get one for my son
for his birthday, along with a bike.

-Bertha

+1 for the Road ID - I got mine last Fall and liked it so much, I
upgraded to the web version (user updated web page with all the info
available - allergies/known med conditions/extra contact
numbers/doctors contact info/etc).

~Bruce in Redding, CA

On May 23, 12:27*am, "Leo Lichtman" wrote:
"Joy Beeson" wrote: * A label stuck inside the helmet costs practically

nothing, and doesn't irritate your wrist.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But then you need a bracelet with a message telling the ambulance crew (or
whoever) to look in your helmet. :-)

Tattoos. Multiple ones, so they can ID you no matter which body parts
they manage to find.

It's the only way to be sure! You can't be too careful! It could
save you from anonymous burial in a pauper's grave!

- Frank Krygowski

In article ,
writes:
A while back I seem to recall a thread on this NG about whether
riders should carry ID, driver's license, credit card, or whatever, in
case of accident or other need.
So tonight I'm watching the Giro d'Italia (hurrah for digital TV!),
and there's Levi Leipheimer hawking just such a product. A little
bracelet not unlike the MedicAlert variety, which can be engraved with
the cyclist's name, home phone, and evidently a couple more lines of
text of the rider's choosing.
Anybody have one of these? Comments on whether they seem to be worth
the money? How much are they? (I always get suspicious when the ad
doesn't mention the price.) IIRC the bracelets are sold at
www.rideid.com or something like that.

In British Columbia, in certain car/bike collision circumstances,
a driver's license is pretty much a must-have for insurance
coverage purposes. David Hay wrote an article about that in a
relatively recent issue of Momentum magazine. As I vaguely
recall, the jist of the article was if a British Columbian rider
who doesn't have a driver's license gets hit by the driver of an
under-insured or non-insured out-of-province vehicle, the rider
is SOL in terms of coverage by our para-socialized (monopolist)
auto insurance program: ICBC.

As a rider who doesn't possess a driver's license myself,
I just endeavour to not get hit by cars.

Personally, I can't stand wearing bracelets, or wris****ches
for that matter.

For ID, I can just look in my bike mirror and say: "Yup,
that's me."


cheers,
Tom

--
Nothing is safe from me.
I'm really at:
tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca

On May 23, 4:18*pm, (Tom Keats) wrote:

For ID, I can just look in my bike mirror and say: "Yup,
that's me."

Under 40, huh?

;-)