[MrForbes]

Last year we had the end bumpers (26") fully supported by the chassis, and the side bumpers (36") well supported at the ends, and just touching two standoffs along the sides of the robot (with cantilevered axles). We had no problems at all with the bumpers. Since another team only supported their bumpers at the ends, and did have them break, it seems that not all teams understand what it takes to properly support the bumpers...and that means that the rule does have some merit. But it does change our design plans for this year!