Careful when you push a Gear

[NinjaMunkeeNao]

Yeah, you're gonna have to be careful getting those things. That's a pretty strict rule.

One thing though, if you accidentally bump/push a gear while you're carrying one, would that penalize you or no?

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by NinjaMunkeeNao

Yeah, you're gonna have to be careful getting those things. That's a pretty strict rule.

One thing though, if you accidentally bump/push a gear while you're carrying one, would that penalize you or no?

I'm not the gdc but I'd say yes you would be penalized. Refs can't pick and choose who to give fouls to regardless of whether it's accidental. Many teams accidently had 2 boulders cross the defenses with them. It was a foul every time regardless.

[NinjaMunkeeNao]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

I'm not the gdc but I'd say yes you would be penalized. Refs can't pick and choose who to give fouls to regardless of whether it's accidental. Many teams accidently had 2 boulders cross the defenses with them. It was a foul every time regardless.

That's true, forgot about how frequent that bolder thing was... same thing this year but with gears I guess lol.

[jspatz1]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

Refs can't pick and choose who to give fouls to regardless of whether it's accidental.

This is not true. There have been several FRC games where "controlling" was a judgement call by the ref based on whether it appeared to be incidental or intentional. Another example is FTC this year, where this was distinguished as "plowing" vs. "herding" of particles. The G27 blue box makes the same distinction this year with ""bull dozing" and "deflection" vs. "herding". They might further clarify, but it seems the G27 blue box is consistent with similar past rules. If I clearly maneuver to push a gear sideways away from a peg so that I can then maneuver to the peg, or herd a gear across the field or away from an opponent, I would expect that to be called. If I plow or deflect a gear in the act of driving straight to the peg, I would not expect that to be called.