TEST QUESTIONS “January 22, 2007”

MULTIPLE CHOICES
1. What indication needs to investigate of new traffic control signal?
Growth changes in Traffic demand.
85 % speed and pace speed.
Road side development and culmination.
Reported collisions for last 12 months.
All of above.

2. What breaking reaction time used in stopping site distance?

1.0 sec.
1.5 sec
2.0 sec
2.5 sec
3.0 sec

3. What factors is not considered in the assignment of trips of road way network in
Traffic Impact Study?
The location of site access points.
Available a roadway capacities.
The distribution of trips to and from the site by direction.
The number of parking spaces available.

4. Numbers conflicts points at a typically 3-way intersection is?

3 points
6 points
9 points
12 points
16 points

5. What is not needed in collisions diagram?

Location of collision
Direction of moving
No contract vehicles
Date, day, weak and time of collision

6. Maximum flow occurs at.

Free flow speed
At jam density
½ Free flow speed

7. What % of AADT is the 30th highest hourly volume for rural highway?
15 %
25 %
20 %

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 30 %

8. What will you consider at the time of Traffic Impact Study?

Horizon Year
.
.
. All of above

9. What will be the Peak Hour Factor (PHF)?

Time Periods Volume (veh/15 min) Flow Rate (veh/h)

1700-1715 1000 X 4 = 4000
1715-1730 1200 X 4 = 4800*
1730-1745 1100 X 4 = 4400
1745-1800 1000 X 4 = 4000
Hourly volume= 4300 veh/h *
Peak Flow rate = 4800 veh/h

PHF = Hourly Volume = V / (4 x V 15) = 4300 / (4 x 1200) = 0.90

0.82
0.90
0.50
0.99

TRUE & FALSE

10. Does Installation of traffic control signal reduce collisions?
(i) True (ii) False

11. A traffic control signal always installs at signal warranted?

(i) True (ii) False

12. The most common method of volume collections is manual traffic count?
(i) True (ii) False

13. Mean speed is safe and most deriver uses?

(i) True (ii) False

14. Induction loops are more accurate than hoses in counting traffic because it
counts the vehicles no excels?
(i) True (ii) False

15. Highway Capacity Manual use flow rate 2400 pcu/hour/lane in 2 lanes in one
direction and 2500 pcu/hour/lane in 3 lanes in one direction?

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 (i) True (ii) False

16. After installation of TCS what type of collisions at intersection is most likely
be reduced? (Right angle)
(i) True (ii) False

SHORT DEFINAITIONS
17. List 5 type’s common traffic survey typically conducted to facilitate traffic
planning and operation analysis?
• TIS
• O-D
• Parking utilization
• Spot speed study
• Saturation flow/delay

18. Define the following terms and give 2 examples of each.

Regularity sign-

Warning sign-

Guide sign-

19. Write 5 Factors that influence the capacity of roadway.

20. Define the following terms.

Design Speed-

Operation Speed-

Posted Speed-
21. In the analysis of intersection design list three elements that must be
considered under each of these from categories.

Traffic Factor

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Physical Factor

Economic Factor

Human Factor

22. In your opinion what three most important suggestions that Transportation
Technologist needed.

23. MTO has decided to do some repair work at one km stretch of 401 highways,
which is 2 lanes highway in each direction. For this purpose one lane is
needed to be blocked for traffic at 4:00 pm. Your task is to calculate the delay
in number and in length of traffic at this section.
Capacity of lane in each direction is 1000 vehicle/lane/hour
Arrival flow from 1:00 pm = 1100 vehicle/lane/hour
Arrival flow from 2:00 pm = 1200 vehicle/lane/hour
Arrival flow from 3:00 pm = 1300 vehicle/lane/hour

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