pic: Why FIRST needs to make the driver station taller

[Daniel Brim]

If you increase the size of the driver's station wall, it will become essentially impossible for human players to score on the rack. It will also increase the likelihood of a "tube pile" right in front of the driver's station wall since the human players will not be able to throw the tubes as far onto the field. Just some food for thought.

[StephLee]

I say we just shrink the drivers...us short coaches have visibility issues, too!

[mizscience]

As a relatively average height human player [5'4"], I think the height of the drivers station is just fine. Though, I have seen many drivers have to duck to see what is going on and can see where the problem would be. Maybe they'd consider raising the number displays a little higher to give at least that much more height of clearance to the operators.

[Greg Marra]

I am "only" 6 feet tall, but as a driver last year I noticed the LED signs (especially in alliance station two) to be an issue. Once I stepped up to the controls, it wasn't really a problem, but if I tried to look and see the far goal, the beam or LED signs would be exactly in the way of the goal.

I had to sort of hunch over..

[Stuart]

hmm driver station isn't tall enough . . thats nothing some elbow grease and a hack saw cant fix.

[ChrisMcK2186]

Well, I am over 6 foot 2 inches and I would love to have higher stations but since that creates several problems with throwing ringers, I say we adopt the NASA approach to it: Don't let any body over 5'9 into the driver station. Worked for Gemini, why not FIRST?

Chris

[Captain Thunder]

that sight is way to familiar i'm 6'5 and it stinks our other driver is 6'3" so there needs to be some change!!!!! maybe just raise the light boxes that show your team #