How long is one study hour for Subject 3?
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Each study hour for Subject 3 is 60 minutes, with effective teaching time required to be no less than 45 minutes when clocking in study hours. According to regulations, examinees can clock in a maximum of 4 hours per day, and any study hours exceeding 4 will not be counted. The "Motor Vehicle Driver Training Teaching Outline" stipulates that for common C1 and C2 driver's license tests, 24 study hours must be completed to schedule Subject 3. This includes 2 theoretical study hours and 22 practical in-car study hours. For A1 and B1 licenses, 20 study hours are required, while A2, A3, and B2 licenses require 22, 33, and 32 study hours for Subject 3, respectively. For clocking in study hours, trainees generally need to input their fingerprints during practice, and then the instructor must swipe their card to prevent cheating by substitution. Some regions have also begun implementing facial recognition for clocking in, which is a more convenient method.
I just got my driver's license last year. For the practical test of Subject 3, it's mandatory to complete 22 training hours. The manual transmission C1 license requires a maximum of 4 training hours per day. Our driving school is quite strict – only the hours signed off by the coach who must be present in the car throughout the session count as valid training. After each driving practice, we have to clock in and out with fingerprint recognition in the driving training time-tracking system – even one minute short won't be accumulated. As someone working daytime shifts, I could only cram sessions on weekends, taking six full weekends to meet the requirement. Special reminder: the night test requires an additional 2 hours of nighttime lighting operation practice, which many people miss and end up delaying their exams. Some cities now have stricter rules requiring at least 300 kilometers of driving practice before being eligible to schedule the test.
Over the years as an instructor, I've noticed students frequently ask about training hour requirements. For Subject 3 driving test, the regulation mandates 22 operational hours as a hard target, but the breakdown is interesting: 16 daytime training hours + 2 nighttime hours + 4 simulator operation hours. The simulator hours are most prone to exploitation - some driving schools substitute real-road practice with simulation software. I advise students to insist on actual vehicle training. Additionally, pay close attention to two key points in hour verification: 1) real-time synchronization with the driving education platform, and 2) uploaded training videos must not be shorter than 45 minutes per credit hour. Last week, a student got turned away at the test center due to missing hour records, making the trip completely wasted.
Don't just focus on the total 22 hours for driver's license training! The key lies in the training quality. I still couldn't perform the 100-meter gear shifting by my 15th hour of Subject 3 practice, making the coach so anxious that he had to press the co-driver's brake. Later I learned the training hours include: 8 hours of basic driving, 8 hours of road practice, 2 hours of night driving, and 4 hours of simulator training. Each module must meet standards before test registration. Northern driving schools often compress night hours in winter, replacing them with rain/fog simulators - this violates regulations. Always specify minimum actual vehicle training hours in contracts.
