I have been looking at these for a while and waiting for the promised Aussie phone number before making the plunge and purchasing one of these.

What are they?  These are an ID that you can wear on your wrist, ankle, shoe, and as dog tags. They have a few options for the wording on the ID.

The first option (the Original) and the simplest is to have five lines of text outlining your name, address, and Next of Kin details.  This allows medical staff to contact your next of kin to find out any medical information they may need to treat you when you have an accident, and to inform them that you HAVE had an accident and where you are.

The next option (Interactive)  and the one that I have gone for, gives you two lines of text for your name and maybe a Next Of Kin number. But it is only two lines instead of 5, how can this be a step up? I hear you ask.  Well, it’s in the third and fourth line that the “Interactive” comes into play.

The Third and Fourth lines outline that Medical staff should go to www.myroadid.com and log on using the Serial and PIN on the back of the ID.  When they log on, they will see information that you have populated outlining several Emergency Contacts, your Medical History, blood group, Medical insurance, Allergies, your regular doctor, address, Medicare number, etc.  All information that is useful when you are unable to supply it yourself.

Not only is this useful when you are unable to speak for yourself, but also when you don’t have that information on you at the time, especially when you may be trying to remember your medicare details or health insurance number.

Medical staff can also phone a local Aussie Number that is also engraved on the ID and get all your information read to them over the phone, after supplying the Serial Number and PIN. You just have to select the option for the Aussie number when you are configuring the Interactive Road ID.

You can see an example of the information when you have a look at the www.myroadid.com site.

Now there is a yearly subscription to maintain this Interactive ID, but for $10/yr (or the cost of an inner tube or two) I think it is money well spent.

These also come in a nicer rubberised band (the Road ID Elite) (This is the band that I got).

SPR as a club have been lucky in that we have not had too many accidents, (touch wood), but for the peace of mind that this offers both us as riders and those loved ones that we leave at home in bed each morning, it is well worth the investment.

Have a look at the site www.roadid.com and if you are interested I have a $1 off coupon code (thanksjeff5781878) that is valid for 20 uses in the next 30 days. The band even comes in an SPR Green.