Thread: Penalty for raising tetra higher than player station?
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Re: Penalty for raising tetra higher than player station?
Well, they weren't applying that rule at BAE. Several times tetras swung over the driver station. I really wish they'd put some type of covering over the drive station. Maybe like last year's ball release.

I find it ironic how safety has become a primary focus of FIRST this year, yet we have tetras leaving the field. If the robot is disabled, doesn't that mean the tetra can still fall on the drivers...?

Another rule I'd like to see applied is that ANY shoving in loading stations, including that by the same alliance be penalized. Can't say we had that happen to us, but I know it happened to other teams. Any way you look at it, it's a safety hazard.

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