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Re: Trailer bumper

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Originally Posted by Imadapocalypse View Post
I was just curious if the trailer contains a separate bumper zone. I know it has a bumper perimeter, but the existence of a separate zone would be important when considering what types of contact are legal.
The trailers (all six of them) use standard bumpers as defined in <R08>. Said standard bumpers must by definition be in the bumper zone, which pretty much covers the entire field in the volume between 1" and 7" off the floor.
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