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Originally Posted by G-CPTN
Do all your buses operate with 'tachographs'?
UK operators have a choice (depending on distance of the route).
If the distance is less than 50kms then they can run under UK rules (without tachos).
Some operators have split their route (they change the destination blind but passengers are through-ticketed) and the vehicle stays the same.
One route that I know of was originally 'direct' (95 kms) but now it is split into three - 45kms, 34kms and 16kms.
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Only routes over 50 kms use tachographs, and there arent many routes that are that long. 676 Stockholm - Norrtälje is one and they use Tachograph (digital)).
But the operator Arriva have equipment installed that records speed, turns/acceleration and energy-efficient driving and it can be used to show what speed the bus had. And are also used to check if drivers drive smootly or not (if they turn at high speed etc). And that equipment showed that the bus was driving at a speed suitable for the situation (driving through a big roundabout) (it is possible to drive in almost a straight line if no other cars are in the roundabout and you are driving from buslane to buslane)
All buses in sweden have tachographs but they are rarely used on regional and city services.