G401 *Behind the lines. In AUTO, a DRIVE TEAM member
staged behind a STARTING LINE may not contact anything in front of that
STARTING LINE, unless for personal or equipment safety, to press the E-Stop or
A-Stop, or granted permission by a Head REFEREE or FTA.
Violation: FOUL regardless of the number of items contacted.
Pointing, gesturing, or otherwise extending across the
STARTING LINE such that contact is not made with carpet or other ARENA elements
is not a violation of this rule.
An example of an exception for equipment safety is if an
OPERATOR CONSOLE starts to fall from, or has already fallen off of, the DRIVER
STATION shelf. In that circumstance, DRIVE TEAM members may step forward to
catch it or pick it up off the ground and return it to the shelf.
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