Thread: Rule G22 needs to be changed
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Re: Rule G22 needs to be changed
Robots do not get penalized until they have FULLY CROSSED the line, meaning that every part of the robot is in the new quadrant, and then their robot crosses/breaks the plane of the line in the clockwise direction. I think that the rule is pretty good the way it is set up. I do believe that teams should start to think outside the box when it comes to encountering traffic jams, meaning that if a robot is sitting there and not moving, and you can't move cause if you back up or the only way you can move will cause you to incur a penalty, then bump the robot to pass. If the robot doesn't move in the 6s grace period, they will get penalized. And if they continue to do this, they will according to G41 get a yellow card or probably penalized more.

just my 2cents
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