Not to Be a Total Stick in the Mud

[littlejimmy1058]

I saw similar things at GSR. There were kids with capes on in the pits. Ummmm safety hazard? yes. loose clothing is not allowed no matter what. great team spirit but not in the pits please! No one wants people to get hurt. The first aid kits aren't there to be used all the time, just for emergencies. Not trying to be ,as Koko Ed said, "a stick in the mud". i agree with him on in this situation.

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by littlejimmy1058

There were kids with capes on in the pits. Ummmm safety hazard?

Same thing at KC, except at Greater Kansas City it was those superfan suits (Basically a full bodied spandex suit that goes from your feet and covers everything including your head.) I'll give some of them credit for wearing safety glasses over the suit , but still, I'm fairly certain it violates the same reason as to why I'm not allowed to walk around in full tint safety glasses. Having never worn a superfan suit, I'm not qualified to talk about the visibility from within one, but I can imagine that if a piece of spandex is covering my entire face, visibility is limited.

Here's to hoping some of the things mentioned in this thread change and the next 5 weeks of competition are more safety inclined.

[jeleser]

On the subject of yelling "Robot," I tried to only let myself say "'Scuse me," with enough volume to be heard but not yelling at people. Hearing "robot" all day causes it to become ignored (at least for me in a couple instances). I also noticed several teams, on several occasions, yelling "robot" when there was nobody blocking their path. For courtesy, if you feel the overwhelming need to yell "robot," at the very least don't do it when nobody is in the path.

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by CalTran

Same thing at KC, except at Greater Kansas City it was those superfan suits (Basically a full bodied spandex suit that goes from your feet and covers everything including your head.) I'll give some of them credit for wearing safety glasses over the suit , but still, I'm fairly certain it violates the same reason as to why I'm not allowed to walk around in full tint safety glasses. Having never worn a superfan suit, I'm not qualified to talk about the visibility from within one, but I can imagine that if a piece of spandex is covering my entire face, visibility is limited.

Depends. I've tried some on, and visibility varies greatly from not being able to see at all to being able to see with very "gritty" but slightly tinted vision. I would entirely argue that they don't belong in the pits, safety glasses or not. That being said, if the hood/face is down (most, if not all, have zippers in the back starting at the head, I don't see a major issue as long as they have safety glasses.

[jsasaki]

maybe FIRST can provide flat carts for teams with hardship to use at regionals.

[treffk]

I agree with all that is being said here and just want to add one thing. I witnessed a UL Safety Adviser ask 2 visitors to put safety glasses on when they were entering the pits and they got very upset and walked out. I know most teams do this already but a quick reminder to all parents and visitors will help keep the pits just a bit safer and the volunteers a bit less stressed.

[Phyrxes]

The extra cart idea is a great one for those of us with space in a trailer or box truck going to an event. Even a movers dolly would be a benefit to someone.