[Mike o.]

Originally Posted by alphadog0309

that only helps if you accidentally drive over an opponents baton but if you drive over your own then that means that you have broken the rule

I would direct everyone to Rule <SG3>:
Robots may only contact and use the Baton Dispensers of their corresponding Alliance. Each violation of this rule will result in a penalty for the Alliance. Batons that have been dispensed and land on the field mat can be possessed and scored by any robot.

And also to the Field Construction Guide on Page 17 at point 5.1.2:
There is no scoring difference between Red and Blue batons, meaning that the red alliance can score Blue batons and vice versa. However to make field reset easier the batons will be identified with a single stripe of red or blue tape.

By deduction, it seems to me that really there is no difference in the batons besides just being able to easily identify and reset the field easily. So in all cases, there is really not your alliance's batons or your opponents batons. The only restriction is that you can only dispense batons from your own Alliances baton dispensers.

Hope this helps.