ID

tonywar

Just out of interest, who carries identification with them when they are cycling? Personally I have a little dog tag that is attached to my shoe, with my name and home phone number. Hopefully the shoe will be intact after my liason with a train on the level crosing. Oooh perish the thought. :shock:

Slow Downcp

Name, contact details etc on inside of helmet, plus ICE number in mobile phone. Hopefully will never be needed though!

tarpaullynn

There was thread a little while ago and one of the posters mentioned the following site.

https://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx

Garybee

I don't, but i'm irresponsible like that.

redvee

I've got a MedicAlert medallion so no need for other ID but it rattles like buggery when I use a HRM

TheGreatGatsby

I have a roadid bracelet that has my name address 2 contact numbers of my folks and my insurance company as well as my policy number.

www.roadid.com

Gats

meagain

Tel no on one of the bracelets I always wear and ICE in mobile. Always carry ID since some poor cyclist in Leicstershire got killed OTR and it was days before could find his relatives.

giant_man

I have ICE in my mob but i should carry more i think, good heads up

Bronzie

tarpaullynn wrote:

There was thread a little while ago and one of the posters mentioned the following site.

https://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx

I've got one of those with next of kin, blood group etc on a velcro wrist strap. Just in case like. :?

Also got ICE on the mobile. Just in case like.

wilkies80

Sorry may sound stupid ,ICE ? don't carry ID but am now considerin it .

meagain

In Case of Emergency!

Bronzie

wilkies80 wrote:

Sorry may sound stupid ,ICE ? don't carry ID but am now considerin it .

Save your next of kin contact numbers under "ICE1", "ICE2" etc in your mobile..........emergency services are supposed to check mobiles found on an unconcious person for such stuff.

If your mobile gets f*cked in the accident, best you be wearing an ID bracelet.

Cajun

Here's a FREE download that you can fill-in online...

http://www.medids.com/free-id.php

knedlicky

What is ICE?
I only know the abbreviation for Inter City Express (fast train), Institute of Civil Engineers (professional association) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US organisation).

As identification, I carry in my bag under the saddle with spare tube, etc., a card with name, home address and telephone no., and also blood group and a note about medical allergies (in my case, penicillin).
When in a sportive with start away from home, if I’m accompanied, e.g. by wife, I add another card with name, address and telephone no. of our hotel.
If I’m well off the beaten track, I’ll also include a card with my travel insurance company name and policy number.

At the bottom of the first-mentioned card, I also list my all-time favourite 3 pieces of music!

Smokin Joe

I don't bother with ID because I already know who I am.

The Mechanic

I have ICE in my mobile but also carry cycling club membership card. We changed the format a few years ago so it also acts as ID. Good idea IMHO

hugo15

I ordered ID tags from http://www.dog-tags.co.uk/ Cost was £4.99 for two. Well worth the small outlay IMHO just in case something major happens.

tomgerst

I've used RoadID for about a year, but some of the lettering is starting to wear off. (I was hoping it was enbraved, but it is just printed on the metal.) A couple months ago I noticed something like the Dog-Tags, with the neck chain, but it allowed more information like RoadID. Has anyone seen that product?

tarpaullynn

tomgerst wrote:

I've used RoadID for about a year, but some of the lettering is starting to wear off. (I was hoping it was enbraved, but it is just printed on the metal.) A couple months ago I noticed something like the Dog-Tags, with the neck chain, but it allowed more information like RoadID. Has anyone seen that product?

The following is from the RoadID website

All of our products come with a genuine satisfaction guarantee. In addition to this, the ID tag (the stainless steel part of the ID) has a lifetime guarantee. If you are tough enough to wear your Road ID out, then we will replace it at no charge.

Might be worth contacting them.

Anonymous

I never carry any details on me, apart from my phone that has my home phone in, got me thinking this thread has tho as to if I should perhaps put some details inside my backpack or something.

tarpaullynn

willhub wrote:

I never carry any details on me, apart from my phone that has my home phone in, got me thinking this thread has tho as to if I should perhaps put some details inside my backpack or something.

The attractions of cycling to me are travelling light and getting away from it all, having said that a card with some personal details on which you carry on you at all times when cycling would be a benefit if anything should happen to you, firstly the authorities would know who you are, would know who to contact and would also know any important medical information that could be the difference between life and death.

An example I'd give is that of Steve Cram, the ex middle distance runner. His brother died whilst out running in May 2001 and his family wasn't notified for 48hrs as he had no ID on him. Worst case scenario I know but for the price of a little tag or a piece of paper with info on it could have been avoided.

We all have access to a PC and could easily knock something up in WORD or EXCEL and stick it on our helmet, put it in our pocket or in your case your backpack.

skims

i have a peice of paper with some of my details on it and got it laminated and keep it in my saddle bag defo everyone should have soom form of id with them while out training on there own

Anonymous

tarpaullynn wrote:

willhub wrote:

I never carry any details on me, apart from my phone that has my home phone in, got me thinking this thread has tho as to if I should perhaps put some details inside my backpack or something.

having said that a card with some personal details on which you carry on you at all times when cycling would be a benefit if anything should happen to you, firstly the authorities would know who you are, would know who to contact and would also know any important medical information that could be the difference between life and death.

An example I'd give is that of Steve Cram, the ex middle distance runner. His brother died whilst out running in May 2001 and his family wasn't notified for 48hrs as he had no ID on him. Worst case scenario I know but for the price of a little tag or a piece of paper with info on it could have been avoided.

We all have access to a PC and could easily knock something up in WORD or EXCEL and stick it on our helmet, put it in our pocket or in your case your backpack.

I think I will knock something up on word sometime, I hate to think anything bad could happen to me even though it can happen to all of us, I dont wear a helmet at the moment too and in the middle of york down the hills I go pretty fast, makes me worry about my safety when on my bike really.

The attractions of cycling to me are travelling light and getting away from it all,

See I like to travel light but I have no were for my locks.. On the plus side I think my bag might help my stability abit due to its weight :P

tomgerst

tarpaullynn wrote:

tomgerst wrote:

I've used RoadID for about a year, but some of the lettering is starting to wear off. (I was hoping it was enbraved, but it is just printed on the metal.) A couple months ago I noticed something like the Dog-Tags, with the neck chain, but it allowed more information like RoadID. Has anyone seen that product?

The following is from the RoadID website

All of our products come with a genuine satisfaction guarantee. In addition to this, the ID tag (the stainless steel part of the ID) has a lifetime guarantee. If you are tough enough to wear your Road ID out, then we will replace it at no charge.

Might be worth contacting them.

Ahhh... I did not know that, I will contact them - Thanks

fossyant

Piece of paper in my puncture kit/innertubes - an old bus pass wallet with name and address in wrapped round the puncture kit and tube. Contacts on my mobile.

andy_wrx

It's probably worth thinking about how the emergency services would get at the information, particularly the staff in A&E if you're fighting for your life and they want your wife/girlfriend/parents there asap.

If you have the info on your bike - will they have taken the bike to hospital with you ?
No, so that's no good.

If the info is in your shoe, will they look there ?
Unlikely.

Any dogtags or bracelets, etc should be fine, they'll go to hosital with you and they'll find them.

If you're unconscious, standard procedure is not to remove a helmet at the scene unless it's preventing you breathing, so they'll take your helmet with you and remove it at the hospital. Any info stuck inside your helmet should thus be found as well.

The emergency services know about ICE, will know how to unlock the keypads on typical phones, so will find your ICE numbers
- assuming your phone isn't broken in the smash

But remember that all these need to say who you are as well
- if your info doesn't say who you are, they'll just ring your nearest-and-dearest and say 'we have a casualty here with your number as ICE - who is it ?'.

Jon8a

I always carry my mobile which has an Ice contact in it. Also thry could probably guess that Mum and Dad would be a pretty good bet on who to phone. I have a card with basic details I keep in my saddle bag. On longer rides I carry a credit card (I don't want to walk 25+ miles home..) which would also help too.

Turnbull2000

Only carrying a mobile at the moment. But I've now ordered dog tag from roadid.com. Should be handy for running and sea swimming too.