Chapter 2.0, 2.1, 3.0

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Transportation System

Question 2

These systems are usually operated according to established procedures and schedules

Answer 2

Air, Land, and Water

Question 3

DOT stands for

Answer 3

Department of Transportation

Question 4

ICC stands for

Answer 4

Interstate Commerce Commission

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Cost, Travel time, Convenience, and Flexibility

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Automobile

Question 7

When distances are great and time is at premium

Answer 7

Air Transportation

Question 8

If cost is important and time is not premium

Answer 8

Intercity Bus or Rail

Question 9

Ability to provide door to door service.

Answer 9

Trucks

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Waterways

Question 11

Can haul variety of commodities between to points.

Answer 11

Railroads

Question 12

Considerations on selecting transportation mode.

Answer 12

Safety, Reliability, Convenience

Question 13

BTS stands for

Answer 13

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Question 14

4 principal carriers for freight movement

Answer 14

Rail, Truck, Pipeline, and Water

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Air Freight

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Public Transportation

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Mass transit

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Paratransit

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Ridesharing

Question 20

Spacong in seconds between each vehicle called?

Answer 20

Headway

Question 21

The comfort factor experienced by passengers called?

Answer 21

Level of service

Question 22

The time spent at transit stops and terminals called?

Answer 22

Dwell time

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Public Transportation

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Highway transportation

Question 25

SYIP

Answer 25

Six-Year Improvement Program

Question 26

A total project time can range

Answer 26

4 to 12 years

Question 27

CTB

Answer 27

Commonwealth Transportation Board

Question 28

Are intended to serve travel between areas and provide improved mobility

Answer 28

Arterial Roads

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Arterial Road

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Collector Road or Distributor Road

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Local Roads

Question 32

Usually provided by private companies

Answer 32

Intercity Bus service

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Bus transportation

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Traffic Flow

Question 35

4 main components of the highway mode of transportation

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Sight and hearing usually decreasing at the age of

Answer 36

65 years old

Question 37

The ability to see fine details of an object.

Answer 37

Visual Acuity

Question 38

Formula for Visual Acuity

Answer 38

Y= 2arctan(L/2D)

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Visual Acuity Test

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Peripheral Vision

Question 41

The ability to differentiate one color from another.

Answer 41

Color Vision

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Depth Perception

Question 43

The ear received sound stimuli

Answer 43

Hearing Perception