After at least eight hours off-duty, a school bus driver cannot drive more than how many hours?
- 15 hours
- 10 hours
- 12 hours
- 13 hours ✓
Answer: D. 13 hours
After at least eight hours off-duty, the driver cannot drive more than 13 hours.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's mandatory off-duty section sets the limit directly: once a driver has had a period of at least eight hours off-duty, driving is capped at 13 hours. The same passage also caps driving after 14 hours on-duty and after 16 hours have elapsed, so the 13-hour figure is the one that answers this question about driving hours.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 15 hours — Fifteen hours is not a limit that appears anywhere in the hours-of-service requirements described here.
- B. 10 hours — Ten hours is the amount of off-duty time a driver must have in a day, not the maximum driving time after eight hours off.
- C. 12 hours — Twelve hours is never given as a driving limit in these passages; the cap after eight hours off-duty is higher.
Remember it
Keep the two numbers apart: ten hours is the off-duty you must take, thirteen is the driving you may do after eight hours off.