zandoval 

"Pre-Flight Check List!!!"

VegasJen

ICNLT
Blonde hair, blue eyes. I'm as white bread as we come. No bus ride for me.

Ironically, I hated wearing my dog tags when I was in. Now I want a custom pair just for this instance.

GhostRider62

You are foolish to think you will be able to walk.

I'm telling you from personal experience that your injuries could be more serious than that. I have seen it many times. I have had a situation like that myself. If you have a little boo-boo, who cares if you have ID.

indyfabz

Thanks for the launching pad!

Jeff Neese

Not unless there is intent to defraud, and of course it won't serve in any legal capacity (a bank isn't going to cash a check with it, you wouldn't be able to buy beer, and the police won't accept it during a traffic stop). The simple act of making and carrying a photocopy is not illegal.

Sy Reene

I carry xerox copies of health insurance card (both sides) and drivers license onto single sheet of paper, plus written on the same xerox piece of paper is emergency contact phone number(s)

GhostRider62

You can copy an ID.

My US passport was stolen in Marburg, Germany.

I had a photocopy of an expired passport faxed to me and I successfully entered the USA with a faxed copy of an expired passport.

No ID or insurance is needed to get emergency medical care. I'm living proof as are the scores of illegals in the local ER right now.

Koyote

A RoadID is about $25 and is all I need.

Inusuit

I have a road ID thingy attached to my watch band. An expired driver's license in a handlebar bag. Yeah, I know. The bike will be trashed an no one will look there. Also a wallet in my fanny pack or rear rack bag. I'm judgemental. Don't understand why anyone would ride solo without ID.

Troul 

If she's with someone two weeks after you've been turned into carp poo, that would be fishy in my book.

Saudadeii

I always take my ID, CCs and some cash. Given the kit I carry (tools, spares, etc.) I'm not concern about the extra weight. Since I have kids and a GF, I don't have much cash anyways.

bruce19

Shouldn't a cell phone do the trick?

genejockey 

I have a RoadID bracelet, plus I always carry a ziploc bag with my iPhone, license, insurance card, and some cash. Always.

Right up till you fall on it.

EDIT: This is something I worry about - sure I carry a phone. But what if I fall, and it's between me and the hard, hard road? Hence the backup of the DL and insurance card.

TPL

Carry ID ? = yes

WaveyGravey

I wear a dog tag with all relevant ID information.

sitcur

Yes, always. I carry a wallet with credit cards, bus change just in case, cell phone of course, and a complete tube change kit.

veganbikes

When they are scraping my mangled corpse of the road I want the government to have to get a sperm sample to tell who I am damnit.

All kidding aside I usually have my wallet which has my keys attached and I usually don't bother removing stuff from it so the ID is usually there. On occasion I don't have it but I usually don't want to lose anything so if I keep it all together in the same place it helps.

DangerousDanR

That's close to what we did in the Fire Department I was with. If you have a medical condition it is best to wear a bracelet indicating the condition.

So for example, if someone is unconscious and they have something that indicated that they are a diabetic, we might push IV Dextrose in the field. Other things from a heart attack to a closed head injury have signs and symptoms, and we would treat as appropriate.

But even back fifteen years ago, we would always look for a cellphone. Wouldn't look at it, but if we found one it went with the patient. So did the remains of your clothes. And a wallet or purse.

I personally have never looked inside a wallet or purse, but we did take a quick look for things like that which are small and needed to be secured.

If we were short handed we did that after the patient left our custody. But first priority was to get a full report to the hospital ED, so we might not look for very long.

We were very rural and normally had 20 minutes before the transport ambulance arrived. We didn't have resources to transport patients to the hospital. That could leave our district without EMS coverage for an hour and a half.

Personally, I have a duplicate insurance card attached to my cell phone, and I use the phone as a cycle computer, so it is attached to my handlebar. If our district had seen a phone holder on a bike we would have given a quick look for the phone, if we had enough people. We also would take the bike back to the Fire station.

Also, my wife gets real time telemetry so she will know that something is up.

VegasJen

I've taken a couple tumbles. Both times, it hurt but I have been able to continue on. If I ever take a spill hard enough that I can't, I'll flag down traffic and call EMS. But the whole point of this is if I'm ever physically unable to ask for assistance.

I know a phone would be a great idea, but I'm not carrying one on a ride. It would be different if I could get a cheap, throw-away phone and have it on my same number and plan. But cell phone companies won't let you do that. Don't know why, but that's the way I would do it.
Thanks for that. I think I will copy mine, at least for the time being. One concern, and the reason I don't like riding with my actual DL, is that there is information on there that I would rather not expose to anybody who just finds me on the side of the road. At least if I copy it, I can edit personal identifiers. Law enforcement will have the resources to put two and two together but it will make it more difficult for some random slime ball.
And this is another concern with carrying a phone. My thinking is that if I go down hard enough that I'm not walking away, there's at least a 50/50 chance the phone is in similar condition. Makes no sense to me, especially with an expensive phone. A little cheapo flip phone that just makes calls, I could do that.

drlogik 

I ride solo most of the time also. I have a RoadID clasp on my Garmin watch (www.roadid.com). It has emergency numbers and brief med info. EMT's know to look for this. I also have my name and address and emergency number written on the edge of my helmet with a blue Sharpie...just in case.

One thing that everyone should do is create an emergency call list in your Contacts on your phone. Name it "ICE" (In case of Emergency). Firemen and EMT's can access that in your phone also. They can hold the phone over your face or use your fingerprint to unlock and if you have ICE, they'll go right to it if they have time or tell the folks in the ER.


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qwaalodge

I bring a Covid vaccine ID at all times. It's got my phone #, name, address on it.

I very rarely check the news. In case they start setting up road checkpoints and I didn't know, I'll have my ID.

qwaalodge

I always carry a cheap phone with me at all rides for emergencies. I've had crashes where I got sent to ER but my phone always survived without a scratch....Stupidly lucky phone I guess but not me but the phone proved to be a lifesaver in case of accidents.. My phone is mounted on top of the handlebar via phone holder.

I strongly recommend bringing phone for life-threatening emergencies.

CAT7RDR

A flip phone will run about $40 and a monthly plan about $25.
For about $340 the first year, I have some peace of mind just in case.
I have a leather case for it and it fits snuggly in most middle jerseys' pockets.

It can also serve the purpose to call Uber or a taxi if I have a non-emergency major mechanical.

c0urt

I carry my wallet with my id and medical stuff in it, but to many trips to the er, and have been accused of stealing the bike to many times by police.

tkamd73 

20 dollar bill, a credit card, and cell phone.
Tim