Seems like a good idea

Bronzie said the following on 22/08/2006 13:58:

Quoted message said:

(other than a mobile
phone although not sure how much use this is)

It will be of more use if you follow the advice given by the ICE
campaigners - see http://tinyurl.co.uk/0qx3 for example (links to East
Anglian Ambulance Service, for the paranoid amongst you.)

Basically, one of the names in your mobile phone is ICE (In Case of
Emergency), with an appropriate phone number, such as your wife/husband
or whoever. Emergency services recognize this, and will look for it.
For more than one contact, use ICE1, ICE2 etc.

It's also cheaper than $25 :-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Paul Boyd said:

Bronzie said the following on 22/08/2006 13:58:

Quoted message said:

(other than a mobile
phone although not sure how much use this is)

It will be of more use if you follow the advice given by the ICE
campaigners - see http://tinyurl.co.uk/0qx3 for example (links to East
Anglian Ambulance Service, for the paranoid amongst you.)

Basically, one of the names in your mobile phone is ICE (In Case of
Emergency), with an appropriate phone number, such as your wife/husband
or whoever. Emergency services recognize this, and will look for it.
For more than one contact, use ICE1, ICE2 etc.

It's also cheaper than $25 :-)

If you want to spend money, go for the "de facto"
standard - SOS talisman.

http://www.sostalisman.co.uk/

BugBear

bugbear said:

Paul Boyd said:

Bronzie said the following on 22/08/2006 13:58:

Quoted message said:

(other than a mobile
phone although not sure how much use this is)

It will be of more use if you follow the advice given by the ICE
campaigners - see http://tinyurl.co.uk/0qx3 for example (links to East
Anglian Ambulance Service, for the paranoid amongst you.)

Basically, one of the names in your mobile phone is ICE (In Case of
Emergency), with an appropriate phone number, such as your wife/husband
or whoever. Emergency services recognize this, and will look for it.
For more than one contact, use ICE1, ICE2 etc.

It's also cheaper than $25 :-)

If you want to spend money, go for the "de facto"
standard - SOS talisman.

http://www.sostalisman.co.uk/

http://www.rangelmd.com/2006/05/dnr-getting-point-across.html

-Alex

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('bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim') said:

Paul Boyd said:

Bronzie said the following on 22/08/2006 13:58:

Quoted message said:

(other than a mobile
phone although not sure how much use this is)

It will be of more use if you follow the advice given by the ICE
campaigners - see http://tinyurl.co.uk/0qx3 for example (links to East
Anglian Ambulance Service, for the paranoid amongst you.)

Basically, one of the names in your mobile phone is ICE (In Case of
Emergency), with an appropriate phone number, such as your
wife/husband
or whoever. Emergency services recognize this, and will look for it.
For more than one contact, use ICE1, ICE2 etc.

It's also cheaper than $25 :-)

If you want to spend money, go for the "de facto"
standard - SOS talisman.

http://www.sostalisman.co.uk/

Have to say that, it it's something I might crash while wearing, I'd
prefer the RoadID one to the SOS Talisman one - much less likely to
actually /cause/ injury.

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.

In article <[email hidden]>,
bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim says...

Quoted message said:

Paul Boyd wrote:

If you want to spend money, go for the "de facto"
standard - SOS talisman.

http://www.sostalisman.co.uk/

BugBear

I got mine when I was put on warfarin for a heart condition. I'm not on
the medication any more, but I got used to wearing it anyway, and as it
might actually be useful out on my solo bike rides, I leave it on. I
also figure that having any medical / next of kin info on you (there's a
waterproof paper strip inside) is better than the ones that have to have
their unique ID referenced to a central database.

--
Colin

Coincidence is the alibi of the Gods

(remove FOOT to reply)

Thus spake Paul Boyd:

Quoted message said:

Bronzie said the following on 22/08/2006 13:58:

Quoted message said:

(other than a mobile
phone although not sure how much use this is)

It will be of more use if you follow the advice given by the ICE
campaigners - see http://tinyurl.co.uk/0qx3 for example (links to East
Anglian Ambulance Service, for the paranoid amongst you.)

Basically, one of the names in your mobile phone is ICE (In Case of
Emergency), with an appropriate phone number, such as your
wife/husband or whoever. Emergency services recognize this, and will
look for it. For more than one contact, use ICE1, ICE2 etc.

It's also cheaper than $25 :-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

NHS Donorcard is free, has a field for nearest & dearest's phone # plus
donating your bits to a freezer.

--
Basically, I hate people who preface nearly every sentence with the word
'basically'!

Paul Boyd <[email hidden]> wrote:
| Basically, one of the names in your mobile phone is ICE (In Case of
| Emergency), with an appropriate phone number, such as your wife/husband
| or whoever. Emergency services recognize this, and will look for it.
| For more than one contact, use ICE1, ICE2 etc.
|
| It's also cheaper than $25 :-)

And how much would it cost me to get a mobile phone?

Geraint Jones said the following on 23/08/2006 07:43:

Quoted message said:

And how much would it cost me to get a mobile phone?

No idea. Don't they come free inside Cornflake packets these days?
Anyway what's that got to do with the price of fish? The OP said that
he already has a mobile phone, so it won't cost him anything extra to
use ICE.

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

A flashy, but ultimately poor effort. Interesting to track the constant
efforts of manufacturers to push products for bicycles and cyclists, a
notably minimalist area. A checked the site: An 'awesome piece of
gear'? Perhaps not. Despite the alarmist write-ups on the Road ID site
(cyclist found unconscious by passers-by on the road with multiple
fractures and no idea what happened), this product gives no reason why
it is better than a marked or coloured piece of paper or card in your
wallet or pocket. Laminate, wax or plastic bag for longevity and
weather/sweat/swimming protection. Even though the interweb is
wonderful, I would rather rely on a post-it note in the window of my
wallet than medical details accessed via a website entered via a reg.
no on the *back* of the ID on the wristband. If I remember rightly,
many North Americans tend to carry ID when out and about in a more
conscious way than we do in Europe, as they use more plastic, and can
be cited for charges such as vagrancy and jay-walking, when good ID may
make a difference.

Road ID is obviously a typical 'lifestyle accessory', I note that there
are five possible body locations for the ID, and no standardised
content nor layout of the information. Existing conditions? Medical
details? Allergies? I'm even sceptical of the testimonials, as fake
writeups seem to be acceptable in US commerce. I'd have been a bit more
impressed by some comments by the people with the bedbuses whose job it
is to scrape us up off the road.

O.

Paul Boyd said:

Geraint Jones said the following on 23/08/2006 07:43:

Quoted message said:

And how much would it cost me to get a mobile phone?

No idea. Don't they come free inside Cornflake packets these days?
Anyway what's that got to do with the price of fish? The OP said that
he already has a mobile phone, so it won't cost him anything extra to
use ICE.

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

grannyhalfstep said:

A flashy, but ultimately poor effort.
this product gives no reason why
it is better than a marked or coloured piece of paper or card in your
wallet or pocket.

Granted, the testomonials on the site are typically American (ie
bollocks). Granted, I could laminate a piece of sticky back plastic
and keep it in a jersey pocket. Or I could write my i.d. details
across my forehead with a biro. But you seem to forget that as a
roadie, I am duty bound to squander my hard-earned on nice shiny new
bits'n'bobs every so often. ;-)

I just occurred to me that for around £14, I would actually have
something that :
a) I would actually remember to wear / take with me when I go out
b) may actually just come in useful one day (God forbid)

Like I said, I have no vested interest in this product, but I just
thought the group might appreciate if not the product itself, then the
whole idea of carrying i.d. when out on a solo ride - just in case.

Cheers
Bronzie

Simon Brooke said:

Quoted message said:

http://www.sostalisman.co.uk/

Have to say that, it it's something I might crash while wearing, I'd
prefer the RoadID one to the SOS Talisman one - much less likely to
actually /cause/ injury.

In my case an SOS Talisman nearly caused me to crash. The clasp on the
neck-chain opened, and the whole thing slipped down the inside of my
jersey, and caught in the spokes of the rear wheel.

Luckily the chain wasn't strong enough to lock up the rear wheel, and
snapped instead.

Mike

Mike Smith said:

In my case an SOS Talisman nearly caused me to crash. The clasp on the
neck-chain opened, and the whole thing slipped down the inside of my
jersey, and caught in the spokes of the rear wheel.

Luckily the chain wasn't strong enough to lock up the rear wheel, and
snapped instead.

Goodness, it's as if Isadora Duncan had had her address and blood-type
embroidered onto the scarf.

Daniele