[robochick1319]

Originally Posted by xXhunter47Xx

Here's the thing though,
you can't visibly tell if a team has disabled drive. I don't doubt you or your team's skill to disable code, but some teams aren't as savvy or experienced with FRC programming. If this is introduced, it only takes one incident (See the OP's) to instantly ban it again. It's safer to just not allow it to be run on the ground at all.

TL;DR it only takes one bad apple etc etc.

Exactly. I'm sure teams like 1902 can take precautions to disable the drive train but accidents do happen. Even lifting the wheels a little bit off the ground shouldn't drastically affect what you're testing, right? And it adds an extra layer of protection for everyone. It accounts for what causes most accidents--operator error.