I was unfortunate enough to be involved in a road accident while out for a training cycle. I was hit head on by a car and thankfully, as I have done for the last number of years, I was wearing my R... Continue reading

My husband wears his FIXX ID when he rides his bike. One side of it has his name and emergency contact information. During a ride, he rode around a curve in the road, looked down and met the back o... Continue reading

While riding my road bike on a 40 mile trip, preparing for a big race, I fell off at mile 31. I hit my head (yes, had a helmet on!) and broke my right pelvis and my left thumb. I lost consciousness... Continue reading

Both my husband, Terry, and I wear our Road IDs all the time. While training, a few weeks before a race, he and three friends went out to do a ride/run brick.  As they were leaving thee starting po... Continue reading

Earlier this year, I was out trail running with my friend and I suffered from a pulmonary embolism. Four blood clots were found - one in the lung - I suffered severe kidney and oxygen failure. I wa... Continue reading

You never know when the unexpected might happen. I never thought anything "extreme" would happen to me. I was just 17 years old, walking my dog on a country road, when I was struck by a car and my ... Continue reading

My daughter was participating in a criterium race for her university cycling team when she was in a serious crash. I'm so thankful for her helmet (which is cracked) and her Road ID. She was quickly... Continue reading

I was involved in an accident while riding my bike. I was run over, dragged 40 feet and pinned under a truck. My injuries were very severe and I was not expected to live. When the people that came ... Continue reading

As a nurse, I have cared for far too many patients “M or F age 133”. This is the code for “unknown”, a person found down or unresponsive with no ID and therefore unknown medical history, allergies,... Continue reading

Earlier this year, my wife and I transferred to Buenos Aires, Argentina. bringing our Golden Retriever, Stella, with us. I elected to get her a new Scout ID with our updated cell numbers and her Mi... Continue reading

I was riding my moped to the gym at 4:40am, on a pitch black road, going about 22mph. I heard a sound and something made me look up. I will never forget what I saw. It was a huge deer trying to jum... Continue reading

Earlier this year, my mom, dad, and brother were visiting me from out of town. My brother is 25 and has Down Syndrome. He is verbal but can be quite hard to understand at times. In the middle of th... Continue reading