Transportation Engineering Flashcards
Planning Expressway:
AOTA
Maximum number of vehicles (one direction or in both)
Road capacity
Ideal capacity
2000 vhp
Length of the turnout
16m
Vulnerable road users
Pedestrian, people with disabilities, non-motorized vehicles
They are lane in flat to rolling terrain, which are used to BREAK UL PLATOONS OF TRAFFIC
Overtaking lines
A very short section of fully constructed shoulder or added lane that is provided to allow ALLOW SLOW VEHICLES TO PULL ASIDE AND BE OVERTAKEN
Turnout
Delineation
AOTA
Low relative speed conditions at intersections
AOTA
They are used to SHIELD ERRANT VEHICLES from running into hazards that cannot be relocated or made more frangible.
Roadside barriers
Device mounted on a fixed support or portable support
Traffic signs
Planning National Roads
AOTA
Signs that inform road users of TRAFFIC LAWS AND REGULATION which, if disregarded will constitute an offense.
Regulatory signs
Device used in place of rigid barrier posts of traffic cones
Bollard
Standard color used as background color for roadwork signs
Yellow
In rural areas, advance warning signs should be placed at a distance of _____ in advance of the hazardous areas.
Not less than 75 m nor more than 225 m