PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

NAME:_______________________________________YEAR:______________________SCORE:_________

SET “B”

1. Enumerate the main stages in transportation planning process:

a.
b.
c.
d.

2. Recommendation on how to prevent highway accidents.

a.
b.
c.
d.

3. Enumerate at least five (5) highway safety signs:

a.
b.
c.
d.

4. Factors affecting the level of service (LOS)

a. speed and travel time
b. freedom to travel with desired speed
c. driver comport and convenience
d. all of the above

5. Traffic conditions refers to:

a. Traffic composition
b. Peaking characteristics
c. Proportion of turning movements
d. All of the above

6. An intersection that depends on traffic signals usually electric which indicates that traffic is allowed to
proceed at any particular time
a. Signal controlled intersection
b. Uncontrolled intersection
c. Stop controlled intersection
d. Yield controlled intersection

7. in 21st century, new problem in traffic engineering had arrived such as:
a. urban congestion
b. Growth management
c. Reconstruction of existing highway facilities
d. All of the above

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8. All over the road modes, these are the principal users of highway system
a. Automobiles
b. Bus transit
c. Trucking
d. All of the above

9. What are the main objectives of traffic engineers in designing a road for transportation?
a. To transport vehicles
b. To transport people
c. To transport goods
d. To transport people and Goods

10. It deals with planning, geometric design, traffic design, operations of roads, street & highways, their
network, terminals, abutting lands, and relationship with other modes of transportations.
a. Traffic engineering
b. Highway engineering
c. Transportation engineering
d. All of the above

11. _____________there is no explicit control on the driver.

a. Passive control
b. Semi-control
c. Active control
d. None of the above

12. Wider roads=Safer Roads because:

a. Better road visibility
b. Lanes for pedestrians
c. Lanes for bicyclist
d. All of the above

13. Because of fatalities in Highway accidents, counter measures was develop. What are those counter
measures?
a. Numerical Speed Limits
b. Lower Blood alcohol Limit
c. Seat belt Requirements
d. All of the above

14. It is the process of regulating and controlling the provision of transport to facilitate efficient
Operation of economic, social and political life of the country.
a. transportation planning
b. highway planning
c. project planning
d. none of the above

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15. Enumerate at least five causes of highway accidents
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

16. _______________ is a systematic process that tries to reduce occurrence of traffic accidents
a. Traffic management
b. Safety management
c. Highway management
d. None of the above
e.
17. Roadway characteristics refers to geometric characteristics of roads which includes:
a. Lane width
b. Shoulder width
c. Horizontal and vertical alignment
d. all of the above

18. It allows vehicles to cross oncoming traffic. It is also known as “turn bays”
a. Turn lanes
b. Turn signal
c. U-turn slot
d. None of the above

19. An intersection without signs or signals

a. Signal controlled intersections
b. Uncontrolled intersection
c. Stop controlled intersection
d. Yield controlled intersection

20. All highways should have a minimum of at least ______lanes for the exclusive use of traffic in each
direction
a. Four lanes
b. Two lanes
c. Three lanes
d. six lanes

21. Traffic design engineers should provide/include in their designs:

a. terminal
b. Parking areas
c. Pedestrian areas
d. All of the above

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22. The main goal of traffic engineering that would come first in mind with the designer is:
a. Serviceability
b. Economy
c. Safety
d. Comfort in transportation
23. ______________the movement of the traffic is fully controlled by the traffic agency and the driver
cannot simply maneuver the intersection according to his choice.
a. Active control
b. Passive control
c. Semi-control
d. All of the above

24. It is an area shared by two or more roads. This area is designated for the vehicles to turn to different
directions to reach their desired destinations.
a. Intersection
b. Three lanes roadways
c. Highway
d. Rotonda

25. 2 out of 3 Highway fatalities are due to the reason that vehicles leave its lane. Therefore it is
recommended to:
a. Increase the thickness of the road
b. Increase the numbers of traffic enforcer
c. Widen the road
d. None of the above

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