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Traffic Engineering Practice Test: Traffic Operation and Characteristics
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Traffic Operation and Characteristics topics include: Studies, driver characteristics and requirements, piev theory, vehicular characteristics, road characteristics, traffic operation planning for pedestrians, cyclists and disabled people. Traffic operations is the process of planning and controlling the movement of vehicles and groups of vehicles over streets and highways. The goal is to achieve maximum efficiency and safety.  Traffic operations can include: Traffic Investigations: Improving safety and travel time reliability for everyday use, planned events, and unplanned... Show more
Traffic Engineering Practice Test: Traffic Operation and Characteristics
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25 Questions

1. What is the correct order of the four distinct processes a driver has to perform during perception and reaction time?
2. Radar meters must have a license from ________
3. Why is Travel Demand Model required?
4. What is the desirable lane width for facilities?
5. What does the etching on the outside edge of the shoulder on a highway pavement indicate to a driver?
6. Which of the following is not a primary element of the geometry of a highway section?
7. Which of the following is the design vehicle for parking lots?
8. What do Raised markers on a pavement indicate?
9. The distance from the centreline of the inside lane to the nearest roadside sight blockage is called.
10. Glare effects can be minimized by decreasing the height of lights.
11. Pneumatic tubes are used for ______
12. Pneumatic road tube device is a type of _______
13. What is the mid-ordinate of a curve with a radius of curvature 2m and angle of deflection = 60°?
14. What does the etching on the outside edge of the shoulder on a highway pavement indicate to a driver?
15. If the degree of curvature is higher then the curve is ______
16. What is the act which refers to the ease of access to offices, public buildings, and transport infrastructure?
17. Pedestrian actuators are useful when pedestrians are scarce.
18. Within which field of vision should traffic signs be placed without the drivers having to change their line of sight?
19. How many travel movements are present on a typical trip?
20. What are the conditions under which vehicles must take turns?
21. What is the principle used by the inductive loop?
22. Broken-back grade lines should be provided where ever practicable.
23. What is the main demerit of retiming the traffic signal for pedestrians and cyclists?
24. Length of the transition curve is the maximum of length due to _____
25. Which of the following traffic study requires the collection of data under operational conditions?