Angelo, Zjeanro

Ansang, Datu Nadzel

Arcamo,Jamaica
Group 3(Quiz)
BCE 412 Transportation Engineering
Topic: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DRIVER, THE PEDESTRIAN, THE VEHICLE,
AND THE ROAD
Write the letter and the word/number of the correct answer.
1.________________ is an important factor in the determination of braking distances,
which in turn dictates the minimum sight distance required on a highway and the length
of the yellow phase at a signalized intersection.
a. Sight Distance
b. Static Characteristics
c. Perception-Reaction Process
d. Pedestrian Characteristics
2. The driver decides what action to take in response to the stimulus; for example, to
step on the brake pedal, to pass, to swerve, or to change lanes.
a. Emotion
b. Volition
c. Perception
d. Identification
3. Under the vehicle characteristics, it involves the forces that cause the motion of the
vehicle. It includes the speed, braking system, and acceleration of the vehicle.
a. Kinematic Characteristics
b. Dynamic Characteristics
c. Static Characteristics
d. all of the above.
4. A more conservative walking speed value of 9.0 ft /sec is normally used for design
purposes. If false, write the correct answer.
a. True
b. False
5. Recommendations made by the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials (AASHTO) stipulate 2.5 seconds for stopping-sight distances. If
false, write the correct answer.
a. True
b. False
6.) ________a unit of parking that defines the use of a single parking space for a period
of 1 hour.
a. Parking Volume
b. Space Hour
c. the Parking Load
d. Parking Duration
7.) ______is the total number of vehicles that park in a study area during a specific
length of time, usually a day.
a. Parking Duration
b. Parking Load
c. Space Hour
d. Parking Volume

8.) ______is the number of parked vehicles in a study area at any specified time. These
data can be plotted as a curve of parking accumulation against time, which shows the
variation of the parking accumulation during the day.
a. Parking Accumulation
b. Parking Load
c. Parking Duration
d. Parking Volume
9.) ______is the area under the accumulation curve between two specific times. It is
usually given as the number of space-hours used during the specified period of time.
a. Parking Load
b. Parking Duration
c. Parking Volume
d. Parking Accumulation
10.) ______is the length of time a vehicle is parked at a parking bay. When the parking
duration is given as an average it gives an indication of how frequently a parking space
becomes available.
a. Parking Volume
b. Parking Accumulation
c. Parking Load
d. Parking Duration
11.What is the purpose of a Travel Time and Delay Study?
a) To assess the quality of traffic movement
b) To assess the time taken to travel by various vehicles
c) To compare the design width of the road in each condition
d) For survey data

12. Which of the following is not a method for obtaining travel time and delay studies?
a) Floating car method
b) Average speed method
c) Interview method
d) Spot speed method

13. Which of the following is not part of the basic method in collecting license plates
technique?
a) Manual
b) Video with manual transcription
c) Video with character recognition
d) None of the above

14. These are also known as curb facilities.

a) On- street Parking
b) Basement Parking
c) Off-street Parking
d) Surface Car Parking

15. What information does parking surveys not provide?

a) Data regarding availability of parking space
b) Data regarding pedestrian path
c) Data regarding the extent of its usage
d) Data regarding parking demand