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At SV and LA, where i was on crew both times, the safety glasses rules were moderately enforced on the pits and totally enforced on the field. We had several near misses on the practice day with people out on the feild and accidently bumping their head/face on the robot because of gettign hit by a ball that had missed the goal. THe purpose of safety glasses is NOT to be a burden on you, but for your own safety. As an EMT, one of the things we kept learning and reviewing in EMT class is how sensitive the eyes really are. It does not take too much force to seriously damage them. FIRST would hate it if someone's eyes were injured in a preventable accident. So people, please do not rag on the "goggle nazis" or whatever you call them. They are there for your safety, are only volunteers and human, and only want the best for you. Besides, is it gracious professionalism to ignore the rules set up by FIRST?
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