Color Coded Bumpers as Flag Replacements?

[mtaman02]

I know I forgot to put that little bit of information in. Even still, they're better then these unsafe flags. You know how many flags went airborne during the matches in NJ and NYC. These flags are a serious hazard. The best way to do that is to go back to an indicator light to designate who's on what alliance or go with a color coded bumper / material system. Something that will be light in weight, easily mountable and easily able to be seen from the stands. Teams who do not wish to use bumpers can velcro / screw in place a piece of color coded plastic or another material to indicate which alliance they are on for that match. This is not complicated and nor should it be considered to be complicated, Flags have got to go and something much more safer must be used.

Originally Posted by Teger

Im probably missing some vital thing here...but Il suggest it anyways...We are required to have the signal lights on our robots, which must be visible, and are relatively bright...why not just make those double as alliance-color indicators?

The LED Clusters in '05 and '06 pulled double duty as a Team Color indicator and Troubleshooting / Competiton Status LED but were ditched b/c of lack of brightness. Under the Field lighting it was hard to make out which robot was on which side.