Rule G429

G429 *No wandering. A DRIVE TEAM member must remain in their designated area as follows:

A. DRIVERS and COACHES may not contact anything outside their ALLIANCE AREA,

B. a DRIVER must use the OPERATOR CONSOLE in the DRIVER STATION to which they are assigned, as indicated on the team sign,

C. a HUMAN PLAYER may not contact anything outside the ALLIANCE AREA or PROCESSOR AREA in which they started the MATCH, and

D. a TECHNICIAN may not contact anything outside their designated area.

Exceptions are granted as follows:

E. for a HUMAN PLAYER partially outside the ALLIANCE or PROCESSOR AREA,

F. in cases concerning safety, and

G. for actions that are inadvertent, MOMENTARY, and inconsequential.

Violation: MINOR FOUL

An intent of item B is to prevent unsafe situations where long tethers to OPERATOR CONSOLE devices increase tripping hazards as the operator moves about the ALLIANCE AREA. In the interest of avoiding nuisance penalties associated with a DRIVE TEAM member stepping outside of a prescribed area, we prefer to offer a general guideline as to what it means to use the OPERATOR CONSOLE in the ALLIANCE AREA. Provided the DRIVE TEAM member is within close proximity of their DRIVER STATION, there will be no repercussions. However, a DRIVE TEAM member located more than approximately half a DRIVER STATION width away from their own DRIVER STATION while using their OPERATOR CONSOLE is likely violating this rule.