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Traffic and Highway Engineering

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Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

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Chapter8: Intersection Control

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Proper highway safety refers to the methods or rules that prevent highway travelers from being killed or severely injured. Proper highway safety measures help to protect motorists, cyclists, pedestrians, passengers on public transport, and so on.

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4 It measures the accident rate based on the total kilometers of travel.

A__Accidents

B__Accident rate per intersections

C__Accident rate per road sections

D__Sag Vertical Curve

5 It measures accident rate which considers traffic volume AADT.

A__Accidents

B__Accident rate per road sections

C__Accident rate per intersections

D__None of the above

6. From the year 2000 which location shows the highest rate or number of accidents involving fatalities?

A__Intersection

B__Bridge

C__Roadway

D__Shoulder

E__Service Road

7 What is the minimum overhead clearance for an underground parking entrances?

A 14.5 ft.

B 16.5 ft.

C 18 ft.

D 21.5 ft.

8 Design of sag curves is based on daytime conditions because during nighttime conditions a driver can seethe entire sag curve.

A__TRUE

B__FALSE

C__UNDEFINE

9. It measures the accident rate per 10k registered vehicles.

A__Accidents

B__Accident rate per registered vehicles

C__Accident rate per population

D__All of the above

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