52.31. When operating a bus engaged in international traffic, the duration of the bus driver's working time during the week is recorded by a tachograph. According to regulatory documents, it must not exceed:
UAПри управлінні автобусом, що бере участь у міжнародному русі, тривалість робочого часу водія автобуса протягом тижня реєструється тахографом. Відповідно до нормативних документів вона не має перевищувати:
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerns road safety through the control of driver fatigue and compliance with work and rest schedules during international transportation. Time limits for driving are necessary to ensure that the driver remains attentive and does not create risks due to overfatigue, which is directly related to the traffic rules requirements regarding attentiveness and the prohibition of driving while fatigued.
In essence, this question tests the section of the Traffic Rules about the driver's duties and general requirements for road users (points 1.3, 2.3, and the prohibition of driving while fatigued from point 2.9), as well as knowledge of the mandatory international regulations recorded by the tachograph. In the theoretical exam, it is important to understand that this is not about the "internal limit of the Traffic Rules," but about the standards of international acts (in particular, AETR), which establish the maximum weekly driving time.
Among the proposed options, 45 hours is usually associated with the "classic" working week, but this is not the standard for weekly driving time in international transportation. 54 and 60 hours seem like approximate or "logical" numbers, but they do not correspond to the established limit: exceeding the permissible threshold means a violation of the regime and a potential increase in accident risk. By regulation, the weekly driving time limit for international transportation is 56 hours, and this is the figure that must be confirmed by the tachograph.
The practical significance of the topic is simple: during a trip and inspections, it is not the "impression" of fatigue that is checked, but the actual recorded driving time data. Understanding this rule helps to properly plan routes, avoid violations, and fulfill the key requirements of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine regarding safety and attentiveness, which are regularly tested in the format of exam questions in the theoretical test.
Clause 1.3
Road users are required to know and strictly comply with the requirements of these Rules.
Clause 2.3 (subclause "a")
To ensure road safety, the driver is obliged to: be attentive, monitor the road situation, and respond appropriately to its changes.
Clause 2.9 (prohibition of driving while fatigued)
The driver is prohibited from: operating a vehicle while ill, fatigued, or under the influence of medications that reduce attention and reaction speed.
This exam question directly checks not the "limit from the Traffic Rules," but the driver's compliance with traffic safety requirements and adherence to the mandatory work and rest regimes for international transport (which are monitored by a tachograph and established by international/industry regulations, in particular AETR).
Therefore, the correct answer is "56 hours," given that the Traffic Rules require the driver to be attentive, not to drive while fatigued, and to strictly comply with mandatory rules and safety requirements, and the weekly driving duration for international transport is regulated as 56 hours.
When you are driving a bus engaged in international transport, your work and rest schedule is monitored especially strictly. That is why the working time related to driving is recorded by a tachograph, so that it can be objectively checked during and after the trip.
For international transport, the requirements of the European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport apply. These regulations set the maximum duration of driving during the week, and it is limited so that the driver does not work excessively long and does not create increased danger due to fatigue.
In practice, this means the following: if during the week the tachograph shows that the total driving time of the bus has exceeded the permissible limit, this will already be a violation of the established regulations. For example, if a driver drives about 8 hours a day, over 7 days this may amount to 56 hours; exceeding even by one hour already goes beyond the allowed limit.
Therefore, the correct answer is "56 hours," because for a bus in international traffic, the maximum weekly driving time registered by the tachograph is normatively set and cannot exceed 56 hours.