I'm gonna need to see some identification.

Imagine you doing a long 30 mile ride on the weekend.  The weather is perfect, the wind is very light, and your bike is working perfectly.  But then it happens.  You are crossing an intersection and a turning car does not see you.  You get thrown off your bike and are unconscious.  If you were smart then you were carrying a drivers license or someother form of ID so that when the EMTs arrive then can help you better.

That is a pretty bad situation.  I have never been involved in that sever of a bike accident.  My only major bike wreck so far was about two years ago (only two months after I started cycling) when my wheele fell into a trolly track in downtown Little Rock. I was thrown over the front of my bike and broke my arm.  Thankfully I was able to get back to my car and eventually made it to the hospital after lunch (it was Thanksgiving!).

I have witnessed a few cycling accidents that could have been very dangerous, and the thought of being involved in a bad accident is defintely something on my mind everytime I get on my bike.

Typically, I carry my drivers license with me.  If I am commuting to campus, then I have my wallet.  If I am gone for a training ride, then I try to remember to slip my ID into my saddle bag.  Sometimes I forget.

A few weeks ago I got a cycling friend a Road ID gift certificate for his birthday.  He is a cyclist, runner, and swimmer. He ordered  the Fixx ID to wear around his kneck instead of a wristband ID.  He told me the velcro wristband on a traditional Road ID is not very secure when swimming. He got his in the mail a few days ago and it is pretty cool. It has all of his information on it plus a cool "triathlete" picture on the reverse side.

For a few weeks now I have been thinking about buying some type of sport ID, but I cannot decide which option is best for me.

1. I could buy a Road ID (I prefer the wristband ID). The trouble here is that I will very likely move several times in the next several years for school an the information on the ID would be incorrect.  The IDs are about twenty dollars and I don't want to pay for more than one.  
2. I found the Xtreme Sports ID but this one seems hard to read or notice in case of emergency.  Plus, I have never really liked these little wristbands.  They are not comfortable in the summer when it is hot and I am exercising.  
3. The other option I found is the Spord ID from Vital ID. This is a Velcro wristband, similar to the RoadID.  This model has a removable ID tag inside a reflective yellow cover.  What makes this the best option for me, I think, is that the ID tag is removable and changeable.  

The Sport ID is not the least expensive option, but it seems like the best ID for my needs.  I like getting on my bike and knowing that someone can help me if I am in an emergency.