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Czech Theory Test D: Passenger transport specifics, working time and rest periods for bus drivers

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Passenger transport specifics, working time and rest periods for bus drivers

This is the most bus-specific domain: safe carriage of passengers and baggage, plus the driving-time rules of Regulation (EC) 561/2006.

Safety of passengers

  • Doors closed before moving off; start only once boarding passengers have found a place or a handhold.
  • Seat belts, where fitted, must be used; standing passengers must have handholds within reach.
  • Emergency exits, kladívko and the fire extinguisher must stay unobstructed and be pointed out when required.
  • No boarding or alighting except at stops, and never while the bus is moving.

Baggage and load

  • Stow baggage so it cannot move under braking; keep the aisle and the exits clear.
  • Respect the permitted axle and total masses and distribute the load evenly.
  • Dangerous goods are restricted in passenger transport - do not accept what you may not carry.

Driving time and breaks

  • Daily driving: 9 hours, extendable to 10 hours twice a week. Weekly: 56 hours; any two consecutive weeks: 90 hours.
  • After 4.5 hours of driving: a 45-minute break, splittable into 15 + 30 minutes in that order.
  • Daily rest 11 hours, reducible to 9 hours at most three times between two weekly rests.
  • Weekly rest 45 hours, reducible to 24 hours with equivalent compensation taken before the end of the third following week.

Records

  • The digital tachograph card is personal; manual entries must be made for other work, availability and breaks.
  • Records must be produced on request and archived for the prescribed period.

Worked example

A driver starts at 05:00, drives two hours, spends 30 minutes on other work, then drives 2.5 hours. Reasoning: total driving is 4.5 hours, so a 45-minute break is now due before any further driving. The 30 minutes counted as other work, not as a break, so it does not reduce the requirement.

Traps

  • Splitting the 45-minute break as 30 + 15 - the second part must be at least 30 minutes.
  • Counting loading or paperwork as a break.
  • Forgetting to compensate a shortened weekly rest.
  • Leaving the tachograph card in another vehicle.