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1
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Number of vehicles in a given length of road at an instant point

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Density

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Harmonic mean of speeds of vehicles passing a point on highway during an interval of time

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Space Mean Speed

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Arithmetic mean of speeds of vehicles passing a point within a given interval of time

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Time Mean Speed

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Acts in a horizontal direction radially outward. It has a tendency to push the vehicle off the road in an outward direction

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Centrifugal Force

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5
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The outer end of the road is raised above the inner and such that the resultant becomes normal to the road surface for a given speed

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Super Elevation

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Total distance traveled during three time intervals:
*The time for the driver to perceive hazard
*The time to react
*The time to stop the vehicle after the brakes are applied

A

Stopping Sight Distance

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Protects walls for quay and wharves for retaining and protecting embankments or retaining wall

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Quaywall or Bulkhead

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The number of vehicles moving in a specified direction on a given lane or roadway that pass a given point during specified unit time and is usually expressed as vehicles per hour or vehicles per day

A. Traffic Volume
B. Traffic Capacity
C. Traffic Density
D. Basic Capacity

A

A

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The ability of a roadway to accommodate traffic volume. It is expressed as the maximum number of vehicle in a lane or a road that can pass a given point in unit time, usually an hour, that is vehicle per hour per lane or roadway

A. Traffic Volume
B. Traffic Capacity
C. Traffic Density
D. Basic Capacity

A

B

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10
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The maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a lane or roadway during one hour under the most nearly ideal roadway that traffic conditions which can possible be attained.

A. Traffic Volume
B. Traffic Capacity
C. Traffic Density
D. Basic Capacity

A

D

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The maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a lane or roadway during one hour under prevailing roadway and traffic conditions

A. Possible Capacity
B. Practical Capacity
C. Basic Capacity
D. Theoretical Maximum Capacity

A

A

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12
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The maximum number of vehicles that can pass a given point on a lane or roadway during one hour without traffic density being so great as to cause unreasonable delay, hazard, or restrictions to the driver’s freedom to maneuver under the prevailing roadway and traffic conditions

A. Practical Capacity
B. Possible Capacity
C. Traffic Capacity
D. Theoretical Capacity

A

A

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13
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The crossing of two o more traffic streams traveling in the same general direction along a significant path of highway without the aid of traffic signals

A. Crossover
B. Cross Moving
C. Weaving
D. Permanence

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C

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14
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The instantaneous speed of a vehicle at a specified or location

A. Average Speed
B. Running Speed
C. Travel Speed
D. Spot Speed

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D

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15
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The average of the spot speeds of all vehicles passing a given point in the highway

A. Average Speed
B. Running Speed
C. Travel Speed
D. Spot Speed

A

A

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16
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The average speed of vehicles in a certain road length at any time

A. Instantaneous Speed
B. Average Speed
C. Space Mean Speed
D. Spot SPeed

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C

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17
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The speed distribution of vehicles at a point on the roadway and it is the average of instantaneous speeds of observed vehicles at the spot

A. Instantaneous Speed
B. Average Speed
C. Space Mean Speed
D. Time-Mean Speed

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D

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18
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The average speed maintained by a vehicle over a particular stretched of road, while the vehicle is in motion. This is obtained by dividing the distance covered by the time during which is in motion.

A. Spot Speed
B. Running Speed
C. Travel Speed
D. Space-mean Speed

A

B

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19
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The time interval between the passage of successive vehicles moving in the same lane and measured from head to head as they pass a point on the road

A. Time Headway
B. Time of Travel at a Spot Speed
C. Time of Travel at a Time Mean Speed
D. Time of Travel at a Space-Mean Speed

A

A

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20
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The distance between successive vehicles moving in the same lane measured from head to head at any instance

A. Space-Headway
B. Sight distance
C. Clear Spacing Between vehicles
D. Space Between Vehicles

A

A

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21
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The distance ahead that must be clear to permit safe spacing

A. Passing Sight Distance
B. Sight Distance
C. Non-Passing Distance
D. Braking Distance

A

A

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22
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The ratio between parallel forces divided by the normal force is known as

A. Skid Resistance
B. Coefficient of Friction
C. Coefficient of Adhesion and Hysteresis
D. All of the above

A

D

23
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Divided arterial highway for through traffic with full or partial control of access and generally with grade separations at major intersections

A. Freeway
B. Expressway
C. Parkway
D. Highway

A

B

24
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An expressway with full control of access

A. Freeway
B. Expressway
C. Parkway
D. Highway

A

B

25
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An arterial highway for non-commercial traffic with full or partial control of access and usually located within a park

A. Freeway
B. Expressway
C. Parkway
D. Highway

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C

26
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Minimum sight distance required for a driver to stop a vehicle after seeing an object in the vehicle’s path without hitting that object. This distance is the sum of the distance traveled during perception-reaction time and the distance traveled during braking

A. Sight Distance
B. Braking Distance
C. Passing Sight Distance
D. Stopping Sight Distance

A

D

27
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Minimum sight distance required on a two-lane, two-way highway that will permit a driver to complete a passing maneuver without colliding with an opposing vehicle and without cutting off the passed vehicle

A. Overtaking Sight Distance
B. Non-passing Sight Distance
C. Passing Sight Distance
D. Stopping Sight Distance

A

C

28
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The length of super elevation development from zero cross slope to full design super elevation in a circular curve alignment

A. Super Elevation Run Off
B. Tangent Run Off
C. Transition Curve
D. Tangent Distance

A

A

29
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The length of super elevation development from the normal cross slope to the zero cross slope point on the tangent

A. Transition Curve
B. Tangent Run Out
C. Super Elevation Run Off
D. Tangent Distance

A

B

30
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The location of super elevation development onto circular curves has been continuous concern to designers throughout the world. This concern is due to the fact that design super elevation is not available for the curve radius at the PC. This results in the vehicle experiencing 2 to 3 sec where lateral acceleration tends to force the driver to adopt a natural spiral curve during entry and exit. This problem can be prevented by:

A. Widen the curve to give drivers this extra width as well as to give additional width for swift path of large vehicles
B. Provide a proportion of super elevation run off. This proportion tends to minimize the adverse effects of lateral acceleration and improves the safety of the transition from tangent to circular curve
C. Provide traffic lights at the point of transition from tangent to circular curve
D. Provide pavement markings at the point of transition from tangent to circular curve

A

B

31
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The longitudinal profile along the centerline of the road. It is made up of a series of grades and vertical curves.

A. Cross-section of a portion of the roads on vertical curves
B. Elevations of point on the curve
C. Tangent offsets
D. Vertical alignment

A

D

32
Q

Time required for transmission of the sensations received (through eyes, ears, and body) to the brain and the spinal chord by the nervous system, to a particular traffic situation.

A. Perception Time
B. Emotion
C. Volition
D. Intellection

A

A

33
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After perception occurs, the formation of new thoughts and ideas, recalling old memories of similar occasions to a particular traffic situation.

A. Perception
B. Emotion
C. Volition
D. Intellection

A

D

34
Q

The time linked with the two stages perception and intellection based on a particular traffic situation like fear or anger which has a vital influence on the final message or decision sent by the brain to the muscle

A. Perception
B. Emotion
C. Volition
D. Intellection

A

B

35
Q

The time of taking a decision to produce action to a particular traffic situation is called

A. Perception Time
B. Emotion Time
C. Volition Time
D. Intellection Time

A

C

36
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The total time required for perception, intellection, emotion, and volition that is from the instant the object comes in the line of sight of the driver to the instant he arrives a decision, say to slow down or overtake, under normal circumstances

A. Perception-volition time
B. Perception-emotion time
C. Perception-reaction time
D. Reaction time

A

D

37
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Distance traveled by the vehicle during the total reaction time

A. Braking distance
B. Lag distance
C. Reaction distance
D. Stopping distance

A

B

38
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Distance traveled by the vehicle after the application of the brakes until it will stop

A. Braking distance
B. Lag distance
C. Reaction distance
D. Stopping distance

A

A

39
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The basic traffic maneuvers:

I. Diverging
II. Merging
III. Crossing
IV. Weaving

A. I,II, and III only
B. I, III, IV only
C. I, II, and IV only
D. All of the above

A

A

40
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When a vehicle moves obliquely across the path of another vehicle moving in the same direction, at relatively small angle of crossing

A. Crossing
B. Overtaking
C. Weaving
D. Merging

A

C

41
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The number of vehicle occupying a unit length of lane roadway at a given instant, usually expressed as vehicle per km

A. Traffic Capacity
B. Traffic Volume
C. Traffic Density
D. Theoretical Max Capacity

A

C

42
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The maximum sustained 15 min rate of flow, expressed in passenger cars per hour per lane, which can be accommodated by a uniform freeway segment under prevailing traffic and roadway conditions in one direction

A. Capacity
B. Traffic Flow
C. Density
D. Design Hourly Volume

A

A

43
Q

The maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a lane or roadway during one hour under the most nearly ideal roadway and traffic conditions which can possible be attained

A. Traffic Flow
B. Traffic Volume
C. Traffic Density
D. Road Capacity

A

D

44
Q

The difference between the time the front of a vehicle arrives at a point on the highway and the time then front of the next vehicle arrives at the same point

A. Regression Time
B. Time Headway
C. Time Leg
D. Gap

A

B

45
Q

The distance between the front of a vehicle and the front of the following vehicle

A. Lag
B. Gap
C. Space Headway
D. Spacing of Vehicles

A

C

46
Q

The arithmetic mean of the speeds of vehicles passing a point on a highway during an interval of time

A. Space Mean Speed
B. Average Speed
C. Time Mean Speed
D. Instantaneous Speed

A

C

47
Q

The harmonic mean of the speed of vehicles passing a point on a highway during an interval of time. It is obtained by dividing the total distance traveled by two or more vehicles on a section of a highway by the total time required by these vehicles to travel that distance

A. Space Mean Speed
B. Average Speed
C. Time Mean Speed
D. Instantaneous Speed

A

A

48
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The maximum speed that can be attained on a highway as the flow tends to zero

A. Space Mean Speed
B. Time Mean Speed
C. Instantaneous Speed
D. Mean Free Speed

A

D

49
Q

The process by which a vehicle in on traffic stream joining another traffic stream moving in the same direction such as a ramp vehicle joining a freeway stream

A. Weaving
B. Diverging
C. Merging
D. Converging

A

C

50
Q

The process by which a vehicle in a traffic stream leaves that traffic stream, such as a vehicle leaving the outside lane of an expressway

A. Weaving
B. Diverging
C. Merging
D. Converging

A

B

51
Q

The process by which a vehicle first merges into a stream of traffic obliquely crosses that stream, then merges into a second stream moving in the same direction

A. Weaving
B. Diverging
C. Merging
D. Converging

A

A

52
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The headway in a major stream, which is evaluated by a vehicle driver in a minor stream who wishes to merge into the major stream

A. Lag
B. Gap
C. Space Headway
D. Mean Headway

A

B

53
Q

The difference between the time a vehicle that emerges into a main traffic stream reaches a point on the highway in the area of merge and the time a vehicle in the main stream reaches the same point

A. Mean Time
B. Space Headway
C. Time Gap
D. Time Lag

A

D

54
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A

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