Transpo Flashcards
It is the movement of people and/or goods from one place to another
Transportation
Roles and effects of the Transportation system
*made mobility convenient and reduced travel time
*reduced shipment cost
*increased efficiency of people
*increased social and economic opportunities
Negative Effects of Transportation
*traffic congestion
*wastage of time and resource
*pollution
Occurs when the demand for the use of a transport system exceeds the supply or capacity of a particular mode, resulting in heavy traffic congestion.
Congestion
The application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operation and management of facilities for any mode of transportation.
Transportation Engineering
Its main purpose is to provide the safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally compatible movement of people and goods.
Transportation Engineering
A way of moving people or products from place to place
Transportation System
Three basic elements of Transportation System
*Vehicle
*Guideway
*Operations
True or False: Transportation systems are interrelated
True
Two basis of transportation infrastructure
*Intermodal
*Multimodal
This is the type of transportation in which goods are supplied by using multiple modes of transportation which can be land, air, or water, without removing the asset from the container in which it is packed in.
Intermodal
This is the type of transportation in which goods are supplied using various shipping modes and in the coordination of integrated transportation under a unified bill. Different carriers are moving it such as trucks, ships, or aircraft that are engaged for a single destination.
Multimodal
Parts of intermodal transportation system
*Input
*Process
*Output
*Feedback
When two or more modes of transportation are used together to move people or cargo more efficiently , it is called ______
Intermodal Transportation
When a product travels overseas, the containers are loaded on ships called _____
container ships
Different modes of transportation
*Roadways (Land Transportation)
*Railways
*Pipelines
*Waterways (Water Transportation)
*Airways (Air Transportation)
It moves many people at one time and is available to the general public.
Mass Transportation
Advantages of Mass Transportation
*cheap
*no parking needed
*no gas and insurance
Disadvantages of Mass Transportation
*expensive to develop
*sometimes slower
Contains gears and other parts that transfer power from the engine to the axles and wheels
Transmission
A car transfers power with one or two metal shafts called _______
Drive shafts
What is the equivalent of a bicycle’s rear wheel to a car?
Drive Wheel
Usually carries 30 or more passengers
buses
Mass transportation between cities
Intercity transportation
Buses used for medium to long haul routes between cities and towns
Provincial Buses
Monitors the release of safety airbags in an accident and records the driving actions of the driver
Black box
An accident could be considered the driver’s fault
Caught in the Act
Large trucks are also called ______
tractor trailers
General Types of trucks
*light duty
*medium duty
*heavy duty
This directs the air around the truck, which reduces resistance and saves fuel
Wind deflectors
Steel tracks that are constructed on the ground
Railways
All-electric locomotives that travel at high speeds
Bullet Train
A kind of train that does not roll on wheels
Maglev trains
this mode of transportation is specifically designed for goods such as water, crude, oil and petroleum gas
Pipelines
A lake or a river that is deep and wide enough to allow ships and boats to pass
Navigable waterways
A small open vessel
Boat
Large deep-water vessel
Ship
3 General Types of water transportation vessels
*passenger vessels
*cargo ships
*specialty craft
A measure of how much water a ship and its cargo push aside as the ship floats
Displacement
the fastest and safest mode of transportation, provides more comfort, but cost so much more than the other ways of transportation
Airways
Most complex transportation transportation system
Air travel
Upward force due to increase in pressure on the wing’s lower surface
Lift
An aircraft with one or two rotors that allow it to lift straight up
Helicopter
Helium lifts them into the air
Lighter-than-air craft
Most common means of public transportation in the Philippines
jeepney
buses
trains
motorcycles
taxis
Jeepneys and buses serve almost ____% of the demand, and uses ____% of road space
67%
Four railway lines of the Philippines
Manila Light Rail Transit System Line1
Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2
Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3
PNR Metro South Commuter Line
This is the Philippines’ chief airport
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
the main roads between cities and large towns where no motorways are available.
National Primary Roads
Roads that directly connect major ports, major ferry terminals, major airports, tourist service centers, and major government infrastructure to National Primary Roads.
National Secondary Roads
Most roads connecting barangays
National Tertiary Roads
Speed limit in National Primary Loads
100 kph
Philippines’ principal transport backbone
Pan-Philippine Highway
Northern terminus of Pan-Philippine Highway
Laoag
Southern terminus of Pan-Philippine Highway
Zamboanga
EDSA
Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue
RoRo
Roll on Roll off
Expressways in the Philippines
North Luzon Expressway
South Luzon Expressway
Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway
PPP
Public-Private Partnership
Most dominant form of private transportation in the Philippines
Motorcycles
DOTR
Department of Transportation
LTO
Land Transportation Office
LTFRB
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board
PCG
Philippine Coast Guard
