On call when riding.

[Matt_TG]

I'm another one cursed with a pager. I put it and my phone in my magnetic tank top bag and check it often, it has gone off when there and I have heard it at open road speed. It's one of those sounds you get atuned to I guess, a high pitched beeeep beeeep beeeeep. I reckon I could hear it in a rock concert, it's that sort of pitch that jars the soul .. especially when it goes off at 3am

I've also put it in a snap lock bag and taped it inside my wetsuit when surfing. Didn't go off but gave me piece of mind - usually the wife does the two-handed wave above her head if she's on the beach holding it when I'm in the waves

If you think about it, it will go off...

[paddy]

Thanks for all of your advice guys - it was really helpful.

Try clipping it to the inside of the jacket neck, you can hear & feel it activate and it can't be confused with anything else. You might need to make sure it can't fall off, I've always had a lanyard on mine and that worked.

Well, I went with a little bit of a test. I set the pager to vibrate followed by beep. I put it in my outside jacket chest pocket. I found I couldn't feel the vibration through my jacket at all (you have to understand that my bike is a single cylinder thumper with no fairings so I tend to vibrate a lot anyway). I could hear the beeping but only at speeds below 50 km/h. Next I tried attaching it inside my jacket collar. Perfect, I could feel it vibrate and hear it beep at any speed that I am likely to ride. Thanks Ian.

How big is your pager? You could as a one-off put it in your lid in front of your face if you have the space.....mine fits in both of my helmets

It's the smallest model of pager (Bravo 600) but I'd hate to crack open my visor and loose the pager onto the road...

maybe stick to the left of the lane if you can. that way, if you have to move, its a bit easier to get off the road.

I was figuring I will stick to the left lane if we are in more than one lane. It should be fairly easy to get out if I need to.

Hit the fuckin thing with a hammer.

Turn it into work on Monday and ask for a replacement.

As much as that made me laugh, I don't think it would fly. :-)

I`m on call every second week (24/7).
Keep the pager on continual alarm, so when you stop anywhere you should hear it.
Also I stop every so often and check for any messages/missed calls on the cell.
I`ve got a 20 min/30 min response time, so plan the checks around this.
It`s a pain, but beats sitting at home waiting for the pager or cell to go off.

Not a bad plan generally, but I was hoping to do the protest ride tomorrow. People might get annoyed if I keep stopping. :-)