Traffic Management

and Accident
Investigation

Pretest
1. Traffic in English is taken from
the Arabic word “taraffaqa,” which
means to –
A. Move from one place to another
B. Sell or trade goods
C. Transfer persons, goods, and animals
D. Walk along slowly together
E. All of these
2. These are the general
practices and procedures that
road users are required to follow.
A. Traffic Law
B. Traffic Regulations
C. Traffic Rules
D. Right of Way Rules
E. None of these
3. What is the general principle
that establishes who has the right
to go first?
A. Keep to the right
B. Giving priority
C. Priority Signs and Symbols
D. Right of Way
E. All of these
4. Perpendicular intersection is the most
common configuration for roads that
cross each other, and it is the most basic
type. This type of intersection is also
known as –
A. Highway Intersection
B. "Four-way" intersection
C. “Two-way” intersection
D. “Eight-way” intersection
E. Road Intersection
5. Special rules for four-way stops may
include the following, except:
A. In the countries that use four-way stops, pedestrians
always have priority at crosswalks – even at unmarked
ones, which exist as the logical continuations of the
sidewalks at every intersection with approximately right
angles – unless signed or painted otherwise.
B. Whichever vehicle first stops at the stop line – or before the
crosswalk, if there is no stop line – has priority.
C. If two vehicles stop at the same time, priority is given to the
vehicle on the left.
D. If three vehicles stop at the same time, priority is given to
the two vehicles going in opposite directions, if possible.
E. If four vehicles stop, drivers usually use gestures and other
communication to establish right-of-way.
6. The maximum speed legally
permitted on a given stretch of
road is called –
A. Safe speed
B. Controlled speed
C. Reduced speed
D. Maximum speed
E. Speed limit
7. A physical phenomenon relating to the
manner in which vehicles impede each
others’ progression as demand for limited
road space approaches full capacity.
A. Bottleneck
B. Heavy traffic
C. Traffic congestion
D. Blocked-up traffic
E. Build-up
8. What was the contribution of
Etienne Lenoir as far as
transportation is concerned?
A. Pneumatic tires
B. Dandy horse
C. Hobby horse
D. Motor vehicle
E. Internal combustion Engine
9. The construction of an
alternate route or road to ease
traffic in a particular area
addresses the problem on –
A. Human errors
B. Poor control measures
C. Physical inadequacy
D. Poor maintenance
E. All of these
10. Roads that interconnect
provinces are maintained by -

A. DPWH
B. Provincial government
C. City government
D. Municipal government
E. Both C and D
11. The government agency
having the primary responsibility
of enforcing the R.A. 4136 is the –
A. DOTC
B. LTO
C. LTFRB
D. Both B and C
E. All of these
12. The conducting of fact-finding
activities, surveys, and
recommendations of traffic rules
and regulations is a function of –
A.Traffic Enforcement
B.Traffic Engineering
C.Traffic Environment
D.Traffic Education
E. Traffic Management
13. The reduction of number of traffic
violators particularly those related to
traffic obstruction to have free-flow of
traffic is a goal of traffic law enforcement
which is to –
A. All of these
B. Increase traffic efficiency
C. Increase traffic mobility
D. Increases safety level
E. Ensure harmonious and comfortable
environment
14. What is the enforcement action
which does not contemplate possible
assessment of penalty by the court
or otherwise as a result of warning
alone?
A. Traffic Warning
B. Traffic Citation
C. Traffic Accosting
D. Written Warning
E. Pursuit in Traffic Enforcement
15. There are various police units
involved in traffic enforcement. Who
enforces the R.A. 4136 and or national
traffic laws along national roads and
thoroughfares?
A. Traffic Management Bureau
B. Traffic Management Division
C. PNP - TRAFCOM
D. PNP-HPG
E. DPWH Enforcement Unit
16. According to RA 4136, a
professional driver is one who -
A. Manifests obvious expertise in
driving
B. Earns out of driving
C. Possesses a professional driver’s
license
D. Both A and C
E. Has long years of driving
experience
17. Miss A was born on November 10,
1995. When can she be qualified to
apply for a non-professional driver’s
license according to the current
provisions of RA 4136?
A. November 10, 2012
B. November 10, 2011
C. November 10, 2010
D. November 11, 2012
E. November 11, 2011
18. Assuming that Miss A was granted a
Student Driver’s Permit on her 16th
birthday, when can she be qualified to be
issued with a non-professional driver’s
license if the current provisions of RA
4136 are still on effect that time?
A. November 10, 2011
B. December 10, 2011
C. March 10, 2012
D. November 10, 2012
E. December 10, 2012
19. Mr. Joe Kerr is a family driver of an
American tourist named Daily Zoo. Since Mr.
Zoo is a tourist, he is not allowed to own a
public utility vehicle; hence, all his motor
vehicles are green plates. What then should be
the driver’s license of Mr. Zoo’s family driver ?
A. International driver’s license
B. Professional driver’s license
C. Non-professional driver’s license
D. Either B or C
E. Both B and C
20. It declared as part of the laws
of the Philippines the Vienna
Convention on Road Traffic,
Signs and Signals.
A. P.D. 612
B. P.D. 1686
C. P.D. 1181
D. P.D. 207
E. P.D. 101
21. Right-of-way rules apply in the
following cases, except -
A. None of these
B. Of a vehicle entering from a private road or driveway. The
right of way is in favor of all vehicles utilizing the highway
C. The driver of a vehicle upon a highway shall yield the right
of way to police or fire department vehicles when such
vehicles are operated on official business and the driver
thereof sound audible signal of their approach.
D. The driver of a vehicle entering a “through highway” or a
“stop intersection” shall yield the right of way to all vehicles
approaching in either direction on such “through highway.”
E. The right-of-way shall be given to any ambulances entering
an intersection regardless of the circumstances
22. In using traffic signs, there are
basic sign shapes and colors. Which
of the following is not one of them?
A. Round and red sign
B. Round black yellow signs
C. Equilateral triangle red signs
D. Eight-sided (octagonal) red and white
stop sign
E. Triangle red and green sign
23. Of the following, which one
regulates the movement of turning
and passing traffic regulations?
A. Round and red sign
B. Round black yellow signs
C. Equilateral triangle red signs
D. Eight-sided (octagonal) red and white
stop sign
E. Triangle red and green sign
24. Of the following classifications of
traffic signal lights, which is designed
primarily to control and regulate
traffic flows?
A. Special pedestrian signals
B. Traffic control signals
C. Motor vehicle control lights
D. B and C
E. Special traffic signals
25. Which of the following is a
mandatory pavement marking?
A. Directional arrows
B. Pedestrian lane
C. Barrel lanes
D. Curb regulations
E. All of these
26. As a traffic investigator, what
is the last action to be undertaken
at the scene?
A. Check for injured persons
B. Check for hazards
C. Interview witnesses
D. Call for assistance
E. None of these
27. It is the combination of
simultaneous and sequential factors
without any one of which the result
could not have occurred. Most obvious
Any contributory
A. cause but not or most easily
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Inherent to the
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28. The speed adjusted to the potential
or possible hazards or the road and
traffic situation ahead and usually
determined by the road rather than the
particular driver of a vehicle is:
A. speed limit
B. minimum limit
C. allowable limit
D. safe speed
E. None of these
29. Three categories of suspects in
hit-and-run cases can be explained
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30. What is the telling drivers and
pedestrians when, how, and where they
may or may not move or stand at a
particular place, especially during
emergencies or period of congestion?
A. Police traffic direction
B. Traffic direction and control
C. Traffic control
D. Handling emergency situations
E. All of these
31. What is the Land
Transportation Code of the
Philippines?
A. R.A. 4613
B. R.A. 4316
C. R.A. 6143
D. R.A. 4136
E. R.A. 3416
32. The actual legal owner of a
motor vehicle, in whose name
such vehicle is duly registered
with the LTO.
A. Owner
B. Proprietor
C. All of these
D. Operator
E. Operator-owner
33. After the applicant has taken
the written examination, he
should undergo –
A. Medical examination
B. Mandatory drug test
C. Interview
D. Interrogation
E. Actual Road Test
34. What is the traffic sign that
instructs drivers of slow moving
motor vehicles?
A. Keep left
B. Keep right
C. Move to inner lane
D. Pull over
E. Drive faster
35. What is the act of driving in
which the driver anticipates the
errors of others?
A. Offensive driver
B. Preventive driver
C. Reactive driver
D. Defensive driver
E. None of these
36. What is the primary goal of
the hit and run prober?

A. Registered motor vehicle

B. Victim
C. Driver and motor vehicle
D. Witness
37. In vehicular accidents where
the driver does not use seatbelt,
what evidence can be shown?
A. Broken glass
B. Head-like hole in the side
mirror
C. Distorted glass
D. Dent found in the fouler
38. What is always required when
you are caught drank while driving
motor vehicle other than driver’s
license?
A. Early warning device
B. Official registration
C. Certificate of registration
D. Both B and C
E. All of the above
39. In making sketch of a car
accident, the focal point or the
center is _______
A. Nearest intersection
B. Point of impact
C. Median strip of the highway
D. Where the vehicle stopped
40. What is the validity of
student’s license?

A. 2 years
B. 1 year
C. 36 months
D. 6 months