Road ID update
I received an email from RoadID.com about a new “interactive” option and went to check it out. The interactive option is essentially a web site that lets you key in a bunch of additional information (medical history, health insurance, extra contacts, etc). If you choose create a Road ID (RID) with the new method, on the RID, there are a few lines for the standard information and then there is contact information for the website and an 800 number that can be called in the event a first responder needs the information. On the back of the Road ID is a serial number and pin that need to be provided by the first responder to access the information. This lets you provide quick access to a lot more data (blood type, allergies, etc) and is relatively secure (well, as secure as their website is). The only thing that was a bit disappointing to me is they charge $9.99 a year to maintain the data after the first year. Given the very low volume of data and extremely infrequent access I would think they could offer the data maintenance quite a bit cheaper.