What's the minimum number of hours that a bus driver has to rest per day?
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Correct answer
B. 11 successive hours.
Explanation
In the photo you can see a coach with open doors, a digital tachograph and a bed symbol meaning rest. A regular daily rest period is at least 11 consecutive hours - answer B.
The EU Regulation defines a regular daily rest period as at least 11 hours, and it may be split into two parts: the first of at least 3 hours and the second of at least 9 hours. The value 9 hours (answer A) is a reduced daily rest period, which the driver may take at most three times between two weekly rest periods. 13 hours (answer C) is not the minimum - a daily rest period may be longer, but the regulations do not require this. As a rule, the rest period must be completed within 24 hours of the end of the previous rest period.
Legal basis: Art. 4 letter g and Art. 8 para. 2 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006