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Road ID - anyone use them for info in case of accident?

  • 16-07-2009 01:01PM
    #1
    FrankGrimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭


    I came across this site and it seems like a good idea. Basically you wear a wrist band or dog tags with your personal info on it in case you're involved in an accident and people at the scene/emergency responders need to get your info.

    There's also a version that has your own pin number on it and a URL - person can then go to that site/phone number, enter your PIN and get your full vital information (blood type, allergies, next of kin contact). All seems very US-centric so I'm not sure how useful it'd be here. Seems like a good idea though - anyone have these or anything like it?


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  • #2
    thebouldwhacker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,565 ✭✭✭thebouldwhacker


    I have a personal details sticker on the inside of my helmet, only trouble is if I crash so bad that I cant communicate the last thing anyone will be doing is taking my helmet off. :confused:

    I cycle solo a good bit in pretty rural areas so I have thought of getting something like this. I have been first on the scene at a number of bad car crashes and if those involved have no id or ice number things can get dragged out and messy....


  • #3
    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    My cycling Ireland licence is in my saddle bag (yes I know it's uneuro) which has my home address on it. I think some form of ID is a must when you cycle.

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



  • #4
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    A sticker inside your helmet is more discreet. I have My Name + Blood type + Emergency contact stuck inside mine.
    I also have a 'Emergency Contact' in my Phone.


  • #5
    fletch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,499 ✭✭✭fletch


    I wear my work name tag around my neck.


  • #6
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    A new idea comes to my attention every day :)

    Ideally, it would be attached to something which you'd use as a matter of course, such as your helmet or a saddlebag. A wristband is the most visually obvious, but far too easy to forget to wear it because it serves no practical function for your riding.


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  • #7
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    FrankGrimes wrote: »
    I came across this site and it seems like a good idea. Basically you wear a wrist band or dog tags with your personal info on it in case you're involved in an accident and people at the scene/emergency responders need to get your info.

    There's also a version that has your own pin number on it and a URL - person can then go to that site/phone number, enter your PIN and get your full vital information (blood type, allergies, next of kin contact). All seems very US-centric so I'm not sure how useful it'd be here. Seems like a good idea though - anyone have these or anything like it?


    I have one of them. At least I had one of them I couldn't find it recently. It's a good idea to give some details.


  • #8
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,525 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    They can probably work out where I live from my credit cards. I don't have any allergies or relevant medical conditions.

    Besides, cycling id = walking helmets.


  • #9
    Planet X
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,235 Mod ✭✭✭✭Planet X


    Yep. I have a Road ID for the last few months. About 25 bucks all in incl. postage.
    Brilliant.


  • #10
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    Carry your phone? All your contacts are in there.


  • #11
    alfalad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭alfalad


    petethedrummer wrote: »
    Carry your phone? All your contacts are in there.

    Could easily break during your fall!


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  • #12
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    alfalad wrote: »
    Could easily break during your fall!
    True. Though mine seems indestructible.


  • #13
    lukester
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭lukester


    Have seen the ads for RoadId, most annoyingly on MapMyRide.

    In my opinion, they are a triumph of marketing over common sense.


  • #14
    Highway_To_Hell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭Highway_To_Hell


    After reading about Tunney http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055619190 and that it was the RoadID info that enabled the emergency services to contact his wife I have decided to invest in one.

    All my training is done solo and even though when cycling I do carry my phone it is password blocked so contact info would not be available.


  • #15
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    I just have a note in my back pocket that says: "If found, please return to cycling.boards.ie".

    Seriously though, I usually stick my Cycling Ireland License in my pocket with the bank card. Handy since it has my name and address.

    Anyone interested in getting their blood type tattooed on their arm?


  • #16
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    AFAIK emergency respomders are trained to check you're wrist for an emergency bracelet. I think you can get "jewlery" ones with the information on the inner surface.


  • #17
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    If anyone's looking to buy one I have a discount code. You can save a massive $1.

    Here it is - ThanksDeclan502472

    I think you have to put in the thanksdeclan part also:confused:


  • #18
    _sparkie_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 715 ✭✭✭_sparkie_


    i am almost sure i have seen these sort of things in the chemist for a fiver. there are necklaces and bracelets.


  • #19
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,525 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    _sparkie_ wrote: »
    i am almost sure i have seen these sort of things in the chemist for a fiver. there are necklaces and bracelets.
    42. A gold pendant on a very long, thin chain bearing some form of religious icon is STRONGLY recommended for mountain races.

    Perhaps I can get a large pendant of a naked Madonna engraved on the back with my blood type and next of kin?


  • #20
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    Lumen wrote: »
    Perhaps I can get a large pendant of a naked Madonna engraved on the back with my blood type and next of kin?

    Have you got any pictures of Madonna naked?

    Obviously I'd prefer if they were from a few years ago!!:P


  • #21
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    found one!!

    3283406625_8c2115994f.jpg


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  • #22
    FrankGrimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭FrankGrimes


    I currently carry my Cycling Ireland card, donor card and a piece of paper with my details on it in a plastic bag in my saddle bag. Wouldn't be too confident of that being found in all circumstances though. Would prefer to have something in a standardly recognised place (that is standardly checked by emergency responders or first aiders). Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be in place in Ireland today.

    Don't really see the need to pay for a Road ID if you could whack together a decent alternative yourself. About €20 for dog tags custom engraved and delivered would be reasonable enough though if you were to go with that option. Not mad about the idea of Road ID being for profit - would be terrible if someone went to look up someone's details on their site only to find they had forgotten to renew their subscription and so their details would not be displayed.

    Think I'll talk to a web developer mate and see if he'd be interested in whipping a site together to make this free/token cost recovery fee to Irish users. People could then simply write the URL and their pin anywhere they want (donor card, wallet, helmet, sticker on bike, whatever) and you might find hillwalkers and others involved in outdoor activities take an interest too. Before I do that though - does anyone know of something similar (and not-for-profit) already in place in Ireland or accessible to users in Ireland?


  • #23
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    I just went for the wristband with my name address and a couple of emergency numbers.

    I don't know my blood group, I would have put that on also. When I find out I 'll get another one done up.


  • #24
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,303 ✭✭✭kenmc


    I wear an SOS talisman bracelet all the time anyway, since I'm allergic to penicillin; doctors spot it as a matter of course, even when just out socializing. It has contact details, blood groups, next of kin, allergy stuff etc all inside.


  • #25
    irishmotorist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭irishmotorist


    I have my Blackberry with me at all times and that has my name/work address on the front screen. I also always have a laser/atm card with me in case of being stuck somewhere and peckish, so that makes me identifiable, and, more importantly, pretty much guaranteed not hungry :rolleyes:


  • #26
    rflynnr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭rflynnr


    There is the notion of ICE numbers ("In Case of Emergency") which various branches of the emergency services are trying to promote. The idea is to put your next of kin's contact details under the name "ICE" in your mobile phone so that in the event of an accident there's a generic location for contact details. Adding an address shouldn't be too difficult.


  • #27
    rflynnr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭rflynnr


    irishmotorist wrote: »
    I also always have a laser/atm card with me in case of being stuck somewhere and peckish, so that makes me identifiable, and, more importantly, pretty much guaranteed not hungry :rolleyes:

    Don't count on the hunger bit. I was out in Wicklow a few ago sans cash but with Laser card. I could have sworn there was an ATM in Laragh but when we got there it turned out to be a phone credit machine. Were it not for the largesse of Lumen, my day might have proved pretty uncomfortable.


  • #28
    Esroh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Esroh


    I can stick Contact Phone No. and Blood type on a Bone shape that you can hang on the Zip of the saddle bag with a split ring if any on feels the need. ;-D


  • #29
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,303 ✭✭✭kenmc


    Have to say that if I came across an accident, I don't know if I'd think to look in a saddle bag for anyones' ID details - especially if it was Joe Noncyclist that would discover it. Pockets for sure, also a necklace type thing, but quite often the bike and rider become seperated quickly - I know when my girlf had her crash a while back her bike was picked up off the road and stood against a wall.


  • #30
    alfalad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭alfalad


    rflynnr wrote: »
    There is the notion of ICE numbers ("In Case of Emergency") which various branches of the emergency services are trying to promote. The idea is to put your next of kin's contact details under the name "ICE" in your mobile phone so that in the event of an accident there's a generic location for contact details. Adding an address shouldn't be too difficult.

    I have heard of that and done it, but again with the bike more so than the car i'd worry about it breaking!

    Also think i will be buying one of these Road ID's!


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  • #31
    irishmotorist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭irishmotorist


    rflynnr wrote: »
    Don't count on the hunger bit. I was out in Wicklow a few ago sans cash but with Laser card. I could have sworn there was an ATM in Laragh but when we got there it turned out to be a phone credit machine. Were it not for the largesse of Lumen, my day might have proved pretty uncomfortable.
    Good point - I was in (I think) the Glendalough Fare one day and got a sambo and cup of tea. Their Laser limit was to spend at least €10 so I ended up taking a few sticks of rock home :pac:


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