I don't know where you get 'driving 10, resting 10'. You can drive 11 hours hours, not ten.
Anyway, it sounds like you have been driving 3 hours, then taking a 3 hour break while your co-driver drives and repeating that process.
If that works for you then keep doing it. You know it's not legal but if you're both getting enough rest I don't see a problem.
As for the logic behind the current HOS I have no idea. It's based on a one size fits all approach that looks good on paper.
Why 10, why not 5 or 3 hours?
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You don't go blind anywhere, you work within the boundaries of those rules. So when you get pulled over and your co driver is running on your logs or you on his, how much is the fine? Because legally you cannot log like you are doing.
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Life's a #####, but when you have 3 hours a day to drive you have to pass the time. -
There are rules and rules. Do not make all that simple, not that is nos simple, but some rules are just not right, from human and phisical point of view.
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So long as you know you're taking a risk and are getting enough rest I say do what works.
Whether we agree with the rules or not, we are expected to follow them so just be prepared to face the music if caught.
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it's more of a medical topic. A certain number of hours is needed for proper sleep. This after you take time to shower, eat etc. then you are down to 8
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