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Traffic
Traffic
Traffic
Traffic - may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, street cars and other co
Traffic laws - laws which govern traffic and regulate vehicles.
Traffic signs/road signs - are signs erected at the side of the roads to provide information to ro
Rules of the road - are the laws and the informal rules that may have developed overtime to f
Right of way - is a strip of land that is granted, through an easement or other mechanism for tr
- the legal right, established by usage or grant, to pass along a specific route throu
Traffic signal/Traffic light - a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections.
Highway - any public road. A main road especially one connecting major town or cities.
Speed limit - define the maximum, minimum or no speed limit and are normally indicated using
Hit and run - is the act of causing a traffic accident and failing to stop and identify oneself after
Traffic accident - occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road
Mary Ward - worlds first road traffic death including a motor vehicle, is alleged to have occurre
Causes of traffic accidents
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Human factors - ex. driver behavior, visual and auditory acuity, intoxication, decision ma
3. Driver impairment - factors that prevent the driver at their normal level of skill. Common i
4. Road design
5. Vehicle design and maintenance
seat belts - wearing seat belts reduces the risk of death by two thirds.
maintenance - a well designed and maintained vehicle with good breaks, tires and well ad
center of gravity - roll overs have become common due to increased popularity of taller S
Skid mark - is the mark a tire makes when a vehicle wheel stops rolling and slides or spins on t
one form of trace evidence, when their size and shape can reveal much about the vehicle
the length of the skid mark is closely related to the vehicle speed at the instant of breakin
Locard exchange principle - was postulated by Edmong Locard in the 20th century which s
1. acceleration marks - created on acceleration if the engine provides more power that the
2. braking marks - if the brakes "lock-up" and cause the tire to slide.
3. yaw marks - if the tire slide sideways.
RA 4136 - Land Transportation and Traffic code of the Philippines.
Coefficient of Friction - is a dimensionless scalar value which describes the ratio of the force o
Rail Adhesion - grip wheels of a train have on the rails.
Split Friction - dangerous condition arising due to varying friction on either side of a car.
Road Texture - affects the interaction of tires and the driving surface.
Profilograph - devised used to measure pavement surface roughness.
Tribometer - an instrument that measures friction on a surface.
Traffic Waves - "stop waves" "traffic Shocks" - are traveling disturbances in the distribution of c
Traffic Flow - the total number of vehicles passing a given point in a given time. Traffic flow is e
Traffic Congestion - "traffic jam" - is a condition on roads, streets or highways that occurs as u
Characteristics of Traffic Congestion
1. Slow speed of vehicles
2. Longer travel time
3. Increased vehicle queuing
Classical Theories of Traffic Flow
1. Free flow
2. Congested traffic
Three-Phase Traffic Theory - is an alternative theory of traffic flow developed by Boris Kerner
1. Free flow
2. Synchronized flow
3. Wide moving jam
China - (Beijing-Zhangjiakou province) - is considered the worlds worst traffic jam ever as traffic
Brazil - (Sao Paolo) - has the worlds worst daily traffic jams.
France - (A6 Auto-route) - between Paris and Lyon was considered the worlds longest traffic jam
18. Prohibitive traffic signs and restrictive traffic signs shall have
A. blue background and white symbols
B. a red background and white symbols and black border
C. white background with black symbols and red border
D. green background with white and black symbols
19. Motor vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine
shall be equipped with a ____ as said motor vehicle passes
through a street of any city, municipality or thickly populated
district or barrio.
A. wiper
B. light
C. muffler
D. windshield
20. A traffic police officer stationed the route of a parade has been
ordered by his superior to allow no cars to cross the route.
While the parade is in progress, an ambulance driver on an
emergency run attempts to drive his ambulance across the
route while the parade is passing. Under these circumstances
the traffic police officer should.
A. ask the driver to wait until the traffic police officer contact
his superior and obtains decisions
B. stop the parade long enough to permit the ambulance to
cross the street
C. hold up the ambulance in accordance with the superior's order
D. direct the ambulance driver to the shortest detour which
will add at least then minutes to run
Answers:Traffic Operation and Accident Investigation
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