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Chapter 2.0, 2.1, 3.0 Flashcards

1
Q

Is an aggregation of vehicles, guide-ways, terminal facilities, and control systems that move freight and passemgers.

A

Transportation System

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2
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These systems are usually operated according to established procedures and schedules

A

Air, Land, and Water

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3
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DOT stands for

A

Department of Transportation

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4
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ICC stands for

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Interstate Commerce Commission

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5
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Each Transportation Modes has inherent advatages to make it right for the job, what are this?

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Cost, Travel time, Convenience, and Flexibility

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6
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Considered to be reliable, comfortable,flexible and ubiquitous form of personal transpo.

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Automobile

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7
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When distances are great and time is at premium

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Air Transportation

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8
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If cost is important and time is not premium

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Intercity Bus or Rail

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9
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Ability to provide door to door service.

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Trucks

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10
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Can ship heavy commodities at low cost at slow speeds also.

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Waterways

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11
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Can haul variety of commodities between to points.

A

Railroads

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12
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Considerations on selecting transportation mode.

A

Safety, Reliability, Convenience

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13
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BTS stands for

A

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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14
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4 principal carriers for freight movement

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Rail, Truck, Pipeline, and Water

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15
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Is an important carrier for high value goods, but significant on a ton-mile basis.

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Air Freight

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16
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A generic term used to describe the family of transit services available to urban and rural residents.

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Public Transportation

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17
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Transit modes, characterized by fixed routes, published schedules, designated networks, and specific stops.

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Mass transit

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18
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Transit Modes, characterized by flexible and personalized servuces intended to replace fixed route, schedule mass transit lines.

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Paratransit

19
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Transit Modes, characterized by two or more persons travelling together by prearrangement.

A

Ridesharing

20
Q

Spacong in seconds between each vehicle called?

A

Headway

21
Q

The comfort factor experienced by passengers called?

A

Level of service

22
Q

The time spent at transit stops and terminals called?

A

Dwell time

23
Q

An important element of the total transportation services provided within large and small metropolitan areas.

A

Public Transportation

24
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Is the dominant mode in passenger travel and one of the principal freight modes

A

Highway transportation

25
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SYIP

A

Six-Year Improvement Program

26
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A total project time can range

A

4 to 12 years

27
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CTB

A

Commonwealth Transportation Board

28
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Are intended to serve travel between areas and provide improved mobility

A

Arterial Roads

29
Q

A high capacity urban road that sits below freeways/motorways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed.

A

Arterial Road

30
Q

A low- to - moderate capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads

A

Collector Road or Distributor Road

31
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Primarily serve as access to roads to farm, residences, and other abutting properties.

A

Local Roads

32
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Usually provided by private companies

A

Intercity Bus service

33
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A highly energy- efficient mode, averaging 300 seat-mi/gal.

A

Bus transportation

34
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Is fundamental importance in developing and designing strategies for intersection control, rural highways, and freeway segments

A

Traffic Flow

35
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4 main components of the highway mode of transportation

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The driver, The pedestrian, the vehicle, and the road

36
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Sight and hearing usually decreasing at the age of

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65 years old

37
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The ability to see fine details of an object.

A

Visual Acuity

38
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Formula for Visual Acuity

A

Y= 2arctan(L/2D)

39
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Is used to determine tha smallest letters you can read on a standardized chart.

A

Visual Acuity Test

40
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The ability of people to see objects beyond the cone of clearest vision.

A

Peripheral Vision

41
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The ability to differentiate one color from another.

A

Color Vision

42
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Affects the ability of a person to estimate speed and distance.

A

Depth Perception

43
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The ear received sound stimuli

A

Hearing Perception

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