[Greg McCoy]

The only real way to make the drive teams more safe is to make the operator stations more protected. You can have all the emergency stop/disable switches in the world, but they don't do any good if they kill the robot after the tetra is already over the wall.

To me, the best solution is some sort of ceiling for the operator's station, because this would reduce the impact on the way the game is currently being played and increase safety. The same tetra-breaking-the-plane interpretation could be called, but at least the tetra wouldn't hit somebody as easily. Unfortunately, this solution would also reduce spectator visibility.

The rules as they stand now in practice only discourage going over the wall, they don't prevent it. The way I see it, the only way to prevent injury is to make it physically safer.