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Unread 03-05-2012, 15:36
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Re: This Is Appalling Behavior At A FIRST Event

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Originally Posted by Richard View Post
I agree with your conclusion and with the detailed recommendation in the post you linked.

It would be good to have best practices for moving robots to and from teams' pits covered in a section of the Manual, probably the administrative "At The Events" section. Do you know who to approach at HQ about making that change?

On a related note: a lot of people in the FRC community to not share our views on this. At several events this year I have observed well-intentioned volunteers instructing team members that they SHOULD be yelling "ROBOT!" while moving to and from their team's pit.
Changing the culture, even the FIRST culture, is hard work.
To me, this falls under "safety". The safety advisors at Chesapeake were happy to add this request to their meet and greet with each team.
But not really sure who to start with at HQ. Operations?
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