Quality Transportation Solutions.
Quiz
1.
When should a traffic signal be installed?
A.
When there is less than 1 traffic signal per 1,000 persons in a city.
B.
Traffic signals should be installed every half mile per State Uniform Regulation Code 96546.12.1 Section B.
C.
When the City can afford them.
D.
Traffic signals should only be installed when they are warranted as determined by an engineering study.
E.
All of the above
2.
What is traffic calming?
A.
Methods of altering the behavior of a person to suit the character of the area it moves through.
B.
An attempt to strike a balance between vehicular traffic and everyone else who uses the street: pedestrians, bikers, business people and residents.
C.
Simply put, it is the process whereby an arterial street is re-routed in an emergency.
D.
Just a fancy term that means to restrict traffic in a given area.
E.
All of the above
3.
Which of the following is not a traffic calming method?
A.
On-street parking
B.
Chicanes
C.
Road narrowing
D.
Throwing nails onto the road.
E.
All of the above
4.
The acronym LOS is most closely defined as:
A.
Logistical Operating System
B.
Level of Service
C.
Linberg Omission System
D.
Lane Operations Synchronization
E.
All of the above
5.
Mitigating an intersection can most closely be defined as:
A.
Providing Improvement so that traffic will flow better.
B.
Replacing the signal heads to LCD.
C.
Installing traffic detection devices.
D.
Pedestrian volumes substantial.
E.
All of the above
6.
An LOS of E more closely refers to:
A.
The intersection is up and running.
B.
The intersection is operating at capacity.
C.
The intersection is operating in safe mode.
D.
Pedestrian volumes substantial.
E.
All of the above
7.
What is the minimum acceptable level of service of an intersection?
A.
Level C
B.
Level D
C.
Level E
D.
Depends on the Agency.
E.
All of the above
8.
The name given to a shared thru and right lane that is wide enough to accommodate two vehicles at once (one vehicle for thru and one vehicle for right turn traffic) is:
A.
Free right turn
B.
Right turn overlap
C.
Defacto right turn
D.
Fat right turn
E.
All of the above
9.
What do the numbers given at the bottom of a traffic signal pole represent? For example: 19-4-100
A.
The pole series, load case and wind load factor.
B.
The length of mast arm, the thickness and height.
C.
Cost in thousands, amount of signals mounted and seismic load factor.
D.
Day installed, month installed, cost of installation.
E.
All of the above
10.
Why are manholes round?
A.
To lower cost of manufacturing in comparison to a square manhole.
B.
Cross section of a round object is stronger than that of a square.
C.
Eliminates manholes from jumping out of place during a violent earthquake.
D.
So that they do not fall down into the hole, hitting someone on the head causing injury or death.
E.
All of the above
11.
Assuming a noise barrier of equal height, which of the following is most effective as noise control barrier construction materials?
A.
Masonry block
B.
Stucco veneer over wood framing (or foam core)
C.
Glass (1/4 inch thick)
D.
Earthen berm
E.
All of the above
12.
What is a "trip end"?
A.
The end of a trip.
B.
A trip that is never completed.
C.
A single or one direction vehicle movement with either its origin or desination within the study area.
D.
A trip that is not counted in a traffic study.
E.
All of the above
13.
What is the peak hour of the generator?
A.
Always the same as the peak hour of the adjacent street.
B.
The time of day when the most electricity is generated.
C.
The same as the peak hour factor (phf).
D.
It is the hour during which the highest volume of traffic enters and exits a site.
E.
All of the above
14.
What recent publication did the ULI (Urban Land Institute) update that helps transportation planners do their work?
A.
Shared Parking Study
B.
Trip Generation Manual
C.
Parking Generation Manual
D.
Dimensions of Parking
E.
All of the above
15.
The higher the peak hour factor the following is true:
A.
There is more peaking of traffic in a 15 minute period.
B.
More green time is needed at the traffic signal for that movement.
C.
There is more even traffic flow during the peak hour.
D.
You are at the peak of a vertical curve.
E.
All of the above
