LEARNING MODULE SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Pretest
Traffic Engineering

Name: __________________________________________ Date: __________________

Curr. Year & Section: ______________________________ Score: _________________

Direction: Read and analyze each item and choices. Write on the space provided before the number the letter of
your best answer.

___A__ 1. It is defined as the number of vehicles per unit distance occupying a section of roadway at a given
instant time and is usually in vehicles per mile or per kilometer.
(a) capacity (b) volume (c) flow (d) density
___A__ 2. The number of vehicles moving in a specified direction on a given lane or roadway that pass a given
point during specified unit time and is usually expressed as vehicles per hour or vehicles per day.
(a) traffic volume (b) traffic capacity (c) traffic density (d) basic capacity

___D__ 3. The ability of a roadway to accommodate traffic volume. It is expressed as the max number of vehicle
in a lane or a road that can pass a given point in unit time, (usually an hour) that is vehicles per hour
per lane or roadway.
(a) traffic volume (b) traffic capacity (c) traffic density (d) basic capacity
___D__ 4. The maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a lane or roadway during one
hour under the most nearly ideal roadway and traffic conditions which can possibly be attained.
(a) traffic volume (b) traffic capacity (c) traffic density (d) basic capacity
__A___ 5. The maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a lane or roadway during one
hour under prevailing roadway and traffic conditions
(a) possible capacity (b) practical capacity (c) theoretical capacity (d) basic capacity

__B___ 6. The max number of vehicles that can pass a given point on a lane or roadway during one hour without
traffic density to cause unreasonable delay, hazard or restrictions to the driver’s freedom to maneuver
under the prevailing roadway and traffic conditions
(a) possible capacity (b) practical capacity (c) theoretical capacity (d) basic capacity
___C__ 7. The crossing of two or more traffic streams traveling in the same general direction along a significant
path of highway without the aid of traffic signals.
(a) permanence (b) cross moving (c) cross over (d) weaving
___A__ 8. The instantaneous speed of a vehicle at a specified section or location.
(a) spot speed (b) average speed (c) running speed (d) travel speed
___C__ 9. The average speed of vehicles in a certain road length at any time.
(a) instantaneous speed (b) average speed (c) space mean speed (d) spot speed
__D___ 10. The distance ahead that must be clear to permit safe passing is called

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(a) braking distance (b) merging (c) sight distance (d) passing sight distance
__A___ 11. Time required for transmission of the sensations received to the brain to a particular traffic situation.
(a) perception (b) emotion (c) volition (d) intellection
___B__ 12. The total time required for perception, intellection, emotion and volition from an instant the line of
sight of the driver to the instant he arrives a decision either to slow down or overtake under normal
circumstance is called
(a) perception reaction time (b) volition time (c) reaction time (d) perception time
__D___ 13. The reaction time to be used for road safety design is
(a) 1.5 seconds (b) 1.2 sec (c) 2.5 sec (d) 2.0 sec
___A__ 14. The number of vehicles occupying a unit length of lane roadway at a given instant usually expressed
as vehicle per kilometer
(a) traffic density (b) traffic volume (c) traffic capacity (d) traffic flow
___D__ 15. The maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a lane or roadway during
one hour under the most ideal roadway and traffic conditions which can possibly be attained.
(a) traffic volume (b) traffic flow (c) traffic density (d) road capacity

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