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Road ID (and similar) discussion

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  • 04-11-2015 11:23am
    #1
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭


    I guess dog tag version has a better chance of being recognised/found in case of accident?


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    #2
    Thud
    Registered Users Posts: 2,547 ✭✭✭Thud


    sticker on inside of you helmet: 5cents :)


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    g0g
    Registered Users Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭g0g


    Thud wrote: »
    sticker on inside of you helmet: 5cents :)
    Yeah but then do you still need a Road ID to tell them to look under your helmet for a blo.ody (literally!) sticker!!??


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    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭lennymc


    Thud wrote: »
    sticker on inside of you helmet: 5cents :)

    the problem with that is that by removing someones helmet, you may inadvertently make worse any neck or spinal injury they may have.

    If I came across a rider lying unconscious on the road, the last thing i would do would be to remove their helmet (unless it was clear that their helmet was going to kill them).

    I know it's not a bargain alert and probably worthy of it's own topic.


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    #5
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,322 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    I had been meaning to get a Road ID for ages, but had never gotten around to it.
    A small discount on the price has persuaded me to purchase one now :pac:


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    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,175 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    Having an ICE number on ones phone is pretty standard in Europe. When I go off piste skiing, guides can ask if we all have an ICE on our phones/ Avalanche tranceiver.

    No charge :)


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    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    Having an ICE number on ones phone is pretty standard in Europe. When I go off piste skiing, guides can ask if we all have an ICE on our phones/ Avalanche tranceiver.

    No charge ��

    Not much good if your phone is password protected surely?


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    68 lost souls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭68 lost souls


    colm18 wrote: »
    Not much good if your phone is password protected surely?

    on Iphones if you swipe to emergency calls there is a MedicID button which can display med history and emergency contacts when the phone is locked. Very useful to know. Takes the info from the health app


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    stecleary
    Registered Users Posts: 1,114 ✭✭✭stecleary


    colm18 wrote: »
    Not much good if your phone is password protected surely?

    or if your phone smashes on impact


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    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    On my phone you can call ICE numbers without unblocking it.

    Not much use if the phone gets damaged / lost in the accident. I've ordered slim ICEstripes for me and my wife.


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    traprunner
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    I don't see the point of ICEstripes etc if your phone can hold the data unless they are totally indestructible. It would be like having a backup of a backup of a file.


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    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭lennymc


    re phones - I have found that screens can crack very easily, making the phone useless. I bought the road ID because it looks to be the simplest one for me - if I crash it will be on my wrist. My phone could be smashed, my helmet should remain on, my wrist is relatively unimportant in the live or die stakes, so if someone moves it to get my ICE details then i'm ok with that. I do think it should be a seperate thread tho as it is a discussion worth having imho


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    stecleary
    Registered Users Posts: 1,114 ✭✭✭stecleary


    traprunner wrote: »
    I don't see the point of ICEstripes etc if your phone can hold the data unless they are totally indestructible. It would be like having a backup of a backup of a file.

    Phones get damaged too easy, a bracelet more durable that skin is not going to get damaged or unattached unless you do serious damage to yourself

    there's always a back up for a back up file, weekly and monthly ;)


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    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,175 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    colm18 wrote: »
    Not much good if your phone is password protected surely?

    You can download an ICE app that displays the emergency info on your wallpaper. Conditions, Allergies, blood group, medications, name, next of kin etc.

    How much of that can you get on a wrist band and how do you keep it up to date?


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    Thud
    Registered Users Posts: 2,547 ✭✭✭Thud


    lennymc wrote: »
    the problem with that is that by removing someones helmet, you may inadvertently make worse any neck or spinal injury they may have.

    If I came across a rider lying unconscious on the road, the last thing i would do would be to remove their helmet (unless it was clear that their helmet was going to kill them).

    I know it's not a bargain alert and probably worthy of it's own topic.

    agreed, 999 would probably be the first call, let the paramedics find the sticker


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    manafana
    Registered Users Posts: 3,484 ✭✭✭manafana


    lennymc wrote: »
    re phones - I have found that screens can crack very easily, making the phone useless. I bought the road ID because it looks to be the simplest one for me - if I crash it will be on my wrist. My phone could be smashed, my helmet should remain on, my wrist is relatively unimportant in the live or die stakes, so if someone moves it to get my ICE details then i'm ok with that. I do think it should be a seperate thread tho as it is a discussion worth having imho

    also gives you a savage tan line, had mine for 3yrs its great and if worst happens its there


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    manafana
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    Kaisr Sose wrote: »
    You can download an ICE app that displays the emergency info on your wallpaper. Conditions, Allergies, blood group, medications, name, next of kin etc.

    How much of that can you get on a wrist band and how do you keep it up to date?

    wirstband provides contact details to contacts who can confirm same, as mentioned phones break or batteries die, sometimes the most advance technology isn't the best solution


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    #18
    Alanbt
    Registered Users Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭Alanbt


    The ID band discussion really should be in a separate thread at this stage


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    Kaisr Sose
    Registered Users Posts: 3,175 ✭✭✭Kaisr Sose


    ^^^somebody will always have a 'it won't work because' but there is no evidence to say a phone is not a good place to keep emergency contact info...or the only place. The most important point is that having some form of ICE info on you is certainly better than not having it...


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    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    Pretty tempted to start posting Bargain Alerts here now..


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    #21
    Hunterbiker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭Hunterbiker


    I use a RoadID with basic info - to me it was a one off cost. Just buying additional peace of mind with the wish that I never have to have someone have a need to use it...


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Just ordered one. Cheers OP, I'm diabetic, and got out of the habit of wearing an ID, these look good enough.


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    #23
    Welshkev
    Registered Users Posts: 384 ✭✭Welshkev


    I have one of these which I always wear - https://www.onelifeid.com/


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    #24
    NeedMoreGears
    Registered Users Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    Small plastic bag with emergency contact details in the jersey works for me


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    #25
    Alek
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Alek


    The thing is that emergency services personnel will look for medical bracelets (they are trained to do so in most countries) and may inspect your neck / chest as a part of standard medical check. They may not (easily) find the information if you hide it in your helmet, shoe, pocket, etc.


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    #26
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,960 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Hunterbiker wrote: »
    I use a RoadID with basic info - to me it was a one off cost. Just buying additional peace of mind with the wish that I never have to have someone have a need to use it...
    I have worn RoadID for several years now. Came in useful once to date as I was being put into the back of an ambulance. The paramedic was asking me for my details but I wasn't in the form for talking so I just showed him the bracelet.
    NeedMoreGears wrote: »
    Small plastic bag with emergency contact details in the jersey works for me
    How will you know that it will actually work for you? :D


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,594 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Had ICE number on phone (unlocked) but no one checked. Took them a few hours to track down my wife. Think I may have given them a garbled number for her. They even had a certain NCD GP head to my home to try and track her down. Think she may have been on the way to the hospital by then so maybe I did finally give them the right number. CI now require participants to put an emergency contact number when signing on for their events (largely on the back of the experience they had with me). Now have headset spacers with ICE contact details on all the bikes if anyone ever finds me sprawled in a ditch...


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    #28
    Leroy42
    Registered Users Posts: 15,499 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    The real question, of course, is whether any of these come in hi-vis. If they don't then I doubt they work at all!


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    #29
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Have the bracelet with the id plate but its scratched in bits at this stage, and getting kinda illegible. Works for me as I swim, and Im not going to have my phone then. Note to RoadID people: Put the info plate on the inside, a medic can turn it around if needs be, and it wont get scratched!


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    #30
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,960 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Beasty wrote: »
    ...Think I may have given them a garbled number for her....
    666? :pac:


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    #31
    koutoubia
    Registered Users Posts: 2,260 ✭✭✭koutoubia


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    666? :pac:
    Ha.
    Can imagine the conversation:
    "Hello. do you know your name?"
    "Beasty."
    "Wow you really gave your head a good wallop"


    Got a road id last year. Never leave the house with the bike without it on.


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