Fundamentals of Traffic Management Flashcards

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It encompasses executive tasks including strategizing, structuring, directing and overseeing, harmonizing, managing operations, documenting, and allocating budgets for traffic-related activities.

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Traffic Management

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Refers to the movement of a person, goods or vehicle powered by a combustion system drawn from one place to another for the purpose of travel

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Traffic

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The word traffic was derived from the “TRAFFICARE” which means?

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“to carry on trade”

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Entire width between boundary lines of every way or place of which any part is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic.

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Traffic Way

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Part of a traffic way over which motor vehicle pass

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Roadway

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Side of the roadyway

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Shoulder

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It is the science of measuring traffic and travel and the study of the basic laws relative to the traffic flow and generation,
and application of this knowledge to the professional practice of planning, and the operating traffic systems to achieve safe and
efficient movement of persons and goods.

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Traffic Engineering

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A sign which is visible to the public for the purpose of giving a message by means of symbols guiding trafficking.

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Traffic Road Sign

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These signs which intended to give cause to a possible road hazard

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Danger Warning Sign

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These signs are intended to give the road users for the special obligations, restrictions or prohibition which they must comply with.

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Regulatory Sign

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These are signs intended to regulate priority over a particular road section or roadway intersection

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Priority Signs

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These signs can be used on the specified section of the road to indicate regulation which is prohibitive or restrictive in nature.

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Prohibitory Signs

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These signs are actually giving informational instructions for the road user to take.

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Informative Signs

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These signs are actually giving informational instructions for the road user to take.

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Informative Signs

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These are lines, patterns, words, colors set into the surface to the roadway for the purpose of regulating, warning or traffic control.

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Pavement Markings

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Are white lines separating lanes of traffic moving in the same direction. Crossing of solid white is doscourage

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Single White Continuous Line

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A solid broken white line means passing to the left or right is allowed provided the way is clear

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Single White Dotted Line

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Signs that are permitted when passing on a side of broken line while on the opposite side is not

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Broken and Solid Yellow

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It indicates directions of permitted traffic movement

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Directional Arrows