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Unread 04-04-2005, 00:19
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Re: Driver & Human Safety

FIRST does have master kill switches but just as you said it is hard for your driver to see it is also hard for the refs and field crew to see everything as well. FIRST did ask for team's human players to where helmets if they liked and other precautions but by the time a field attendant and/or ref sees this unsafe condition it is to late. FIRST should maybe have changed the path of the runner but they did provide a big enough box so they could run around any other robot as required. Also at our driver meetings they asked us to try and keep the robot as far into the field as possible so they do take safety in high regard but they also do not want to drastically change the game if it is unnecessary to do so.
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