Chapter 2: Traffic Management

Question 1

a term used to embody the activities undertaken by a highway transportation agency to improve roadway system safety, efficiency and effectiveness for both
providers and consumers of transportation services.

Answer 1

Traffic management

Question 2

Traffic regulation must cover all aspects of the control of both _________-

Answer 2

vehicle and driver

Question 3

Traffic regulations must be ___________-

Answer 3

reasonable and effective.

Question 4

Irrational regulations cannot be enforces except by tremendous effort and
expense.

Answer 4

Regulation should be rational.

Question 5

Regulations must be planned over a long period of time, and the effects must be
carefully observed so that alterations can be made as experience dictates.

Answer 5

Regulations should be developed progressively.

Question 6

Regulations constitute but one approach to the overall traffic problem.

Answer 6

Regulations alone often are not enough.

Question 7

Three Elements of the Road System

Answer 7

a. The road
b. The vehicle
c. The driver

Question 8

Meaning of the acronym MVIS

Answer 8

Motor Vehicle Inspection System

Question 9

means by which the road user is advised as to detailed
requirements or conditions affecting road use at specific places and times to that proper action
may be taken and accident or delay avoided.

Answer 9

Traffic control devices

Question 10

These have the authority of law and impose precise requirements upon the actions
of the road user.

Answer 10

Regulatory devices

Question 11

These are used to inform road users of potentially hazardous roadway conditions
or unusual traffic movements that are not readily apparent to passing traffic.

Answer 11

Warning devices

Question 12

These are employed simply to inform the road user of route, destination, and other
pertinent traffic.

Answer 12

Guiding devices

Question 13

employed more frequently than any other devices to regulate, warn, or
guide road users

Answer 13

TRAFFIC SIGNS

Question 14

Philippine traffic signs conform to the _______________, which the country officially adopted on _________

Answer 14

1968 Vienna Conventions of the United Nations on
Road Traffic and Road Signs; June 6, 1973.

Question 15

Classifications of Traffic SIgns

Answer 15

1. Informative
2. Regulatory
3. Warning

Question 16

the signs are intended to guide users while they are traveling.

Answer 16

Informative

Question 17

the signs are intended to inform users of special obligations, restrictions, or
prohibitions with which they must comply.

Answer 17

Regulatory

Question 18

these signs are intended to warn users of a danger on the road and to inform
them of its nature,

Answer 18

Warning

Question 19

In general, signs shall be mounted approximately at ___________- to the direction, and facing
the traffic they intended to serve.

Answer 19

right angles

Question 20

On uncurbed roads in the rural areas, the sign should be at least _______- clear of the
outer edge of the road shoulder, the line of guideposts, or face of guardrails.

Answer 20

60 cm

Question 21

In rural areas, the height of the sign should normally be between ________
above the nearest edge of the travelled way.

Answer 21

1 m and 1.5 m

Question 22

The two most commonly used priority signs are the ___________ signs

Answer 22

STOP and YIELD

Question 23

A system of clear and effective __________ is essential for the guidance and control
of vehicles and pedestrians.

Answer 23

pavement markings

Question 24

Markings shall only be applied and/or removed by the ____________-or an authority to which these powers are delegated.

Answer 24

Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH)

Question 25

Road markings should be of non-skid materials and should not protrude more than _______
above the level of the carriageway.

Answer 25

6 mm

Question 26

Use of_______________with or without reflective properties is recommended
at locations subject to extreme traffic property is recommended at locations subject to
extreme traffic wear.

Answer 26

thermoplastic materials

Question 27

A _______ shall consist of line segments of equal lengths separated by uniform gaps.
The speed of vehicles on the section of road or in the area in question should be taken into account
in determining the lengths of the strokes and of the gaps between them.

Answer 27

broken line

Question 28

A____________ is used where crossing of the line is either discouraged or prohibited.

Answer 28

solid unbroken line

Question 29

The width of solid or broken lines varies from __________, depending on the usage
of the specified line.

Answer 29

100 mm to 300 mm

Question 30

Messages are _______ in color.

Answer 30

white

Question 31

The symbol used to supplement the give way sign consists of isosceles triangle
having two equal sides of 3.1 m and a base of 1 m.

Answer 31

Give way (yield) symbol

Question 32

are used for lane use control. White in color, they are generally
5m in length on urban roads and 7.5m on high-speed roads.

Answer 32

Pavement arrows

Question 33

_________________ are small rectangular or dome-shaped devices that are fixed to
the pavement surface to simulate or supplement painted pavement markings

Answer 33

Raised pavement markers

Question 34

___________- are rectangular and generally consist of a series of alternating black and
white bands

Answer 34

Hazard markers

Question 35

_________ are small reflective panels or buttons mounted on guide posts or guard fences
as an effective aid for night driving

Answer 35

Delineators