RoadkillID RoadID
They’re in all the cycling and running and triathlon magazines. They’re on our numbers sometimes at the various events. They’re a sponsor of the Tour de Cure. I believe that every Tour de Cure I’ve ridden in, my number bib has had “RoadID” on it, and in my goody bag there’s been a flyer.
Last summer I almost bought one, I never finished the ordering process though, never got out the credit card and submitted the information. When I was in Florida for the Orlando Tour de Cure something in my head said “you really need to get a RoadID, your medicalert bracelet isn’t enough”.
I finally got one and I’ve been wearing it religiously, actually, I got two. I got the dog tag for normal activities to go with my MedicAlert dog tag and I got a bracelet for when I’m out cycling (or doing other training because I don’t like the dog tags when doing intense activities).
It’s funny because not but a few weeks before I made the purchase I had written about how annoying the medical id’s can be. The dog tags are fine if I have a shirt that’s not a v-neck on, or a camisole, basically, a normal t-shirt or polo will cover them. The bracelets are fine if I’m wearing a long sleeve shirt, again, it has to be covered. If I can’t find my tags, I might ponder wearing my medicalert bracelet but only if the outfit that I’m wearing (lately short sleeve) can handle there being a black band on my wrist. Sometimes I pull it off, sometimes I don’t.
Even though I have my medic alert bracelet and dog tag, I got the RoadID because if something should happen to me while I’m out there cycling on the road (like, oh, I don’t know, an idiot driver hits me with their car) the phone numbers for my parents, grandma, and uncle are on the tag and they can respond probably faster than MedicAlert could give the paramedics, ER doctors that information and them have to turn around and call someone, I like to think that I saved them a step. I just feel safer having the extra information on me. (But I still won’t wear them if I’m dressed up and all cute lookin)
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May 22nd, 2008 at 10:15 pm
I’ve been running/riding for years and I keep meaning to get one of these. I think I will order it this weekend.