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Work Zone Temporary Traffic Control
Tech Final Exam Test
Liability for a tort means the _______ to pay money damages to the person injured or damaged - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Legal obligation
Negligence can be defined as: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ The failure to do something that a "reasonable person" would ordinarily do
the doing of something that a reasonable ordinarily not do
The failure to use ordinary care
The obligation for a person to conform to a certain standard of conduct is the definition of: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Duty
The MUTCD is an example of: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ accepted standards and practices
A red light is out. It is reported by the police to the traffic engineering department. This is an example of: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Notice
A red light is out. It is reported by the police to the traffic engineering department within reasonable time. An accident occurs. This is an example of: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Notice & poor response time
Emergency maintenance records should include the time the repair was completed, what trouble was found, what repairs were made, what materials were used and... - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Who made the call
Time call was made
Time dispatched
Time of arrival
Public relations and public information should include signing, advertising, mailings, awareness campaign, a website and... - Correct
Answer ✔️ ✔️ Nature of work
The Five requirements of a traffic control device are: - Correct Answer
✔️ ✔️ Fulfill a need
Demand attention
Convey clear simple message
Command respect
Adequate time to respond
What are the three classes of traffic signs? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️
Regulatory
Warning
Guide
Before regulatory signs are removed or superseded by a temporary regulatory sign,_______ must be obtained form the governing jurisdiction. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Authorization
What are the colors assigned exclusively to TTC warning and guide signs? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Orange and Black
What colors are used on a ROAD CLOSED sign? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Orange and White
A high level warning device shall consist of a minimum of ____ flags and shall maintain a height of ____ to the lowest point of the flag material. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 2 and 8ft
In real areas, post mounted warning signs should be placed _____to____ feet from the edge of the roadway to the leading edge of the sign - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 6 to 12
In business, commercial. or residential areas, signs can be placed a minimum of ____ feet from the edge of roadway to the leading edge of the sign - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 2 feet
The absolute minimum height for ground-mounted signs in business, commercial, or residential area is _____ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 1
_______are more stable than cones, but harder to transport - Correct
Answer ✔️ ✔️ Drums/barrels
To prevent barricades from being blown over______may be used to hold them in place - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ sand bags
The standard colors for barricades are ____and_____ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ orange and white
Type I and type II barricades should always be a minimum of______inches in height and gave a minimum rail length of ____inches
- Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 36 and 24
Type III barricades should be a minimum of ___feet high and have a minimum rail length of ___ feet - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 5 feet and 4 feet
If the orange and white stripes on a barricade are sloping downward to the left, which side of the barricade should traffic pass? - Correct
Answer ✔️ ✔️ Left
When used for nighttime operations, tubular markers shall be____ inches high and have____ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 28 inches
retroflective
Plastic drums (barrels) shall be a minimum of____ inches in height and ____ inches in diameter. Each drum shall have a minimum of two_____ stripes and two____ stripes. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 36inches
18inches
orange
white
What color is a SMV symbol? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ orange and red
Four types of arrow boards are commonly used... - Correct Answer
✔️ ✔️ Type A: low speed urban
Type B: intermediate speed
Type C) Steady burning yellow light: outline edges
Type D) 360-degree steady-burning yellow light: outline edges
Warning lights shall have a minimum mounting height of____inches to the bottom of the lens - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 30 inches
For daylight operations_____ are the most common channelizing devices - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Cones
Truck mounted________ are used to absorb the impact of errant vehicles - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ attenuators
The two types of stationary attenuators are_____ and ______ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ redirective and non-redirective
List the five abilities flaggers should posses - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️
receive and communicate clearly
must be able to move quickly
give clear guidance
understand safe traffic practices
be able to recognize danger
The flaggers most important responsibilities is - Correct Answer ✔️
✔️ Safety
Flaggers shall always wear a______ vest or jacket - Correct Answer
✔️ ✔️ orange or green
For night flagging, all clothing and Equipment should be - Correct
Answer ✔️ ✔️ retroflective
A flagger never stands... - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ on open road
The minimum size of a STOP/SLOW paddle is ______inches wide with the letters at least _______ inches high. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 18 inches
6 inches
You should not begin a flagging operation until the ______ sign has been placed. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Flagger ahead
If a driver refuses to obey your signal, what should you do? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ get out of the way
warn the workers
get their license number
On a roadway posted at 40 MPH, how far in advance of the work space should the flagger station be? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 305 feet
Where is the flagging station when only one flagger is used for two directions of traffic? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ opposite work area
When two or more flaggers are used, one flagger should be____ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ in charge
The is of flags, as a hand signaling device, should be limited to ____ situations - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ emergency
If the work area requires a tapered lane closure, the flagging station should be located at the____of the taper - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️
start
When a flagger is used, the maximum taper length is a 1-lane, 2-way taper is____ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ 100 feet
When two flaggers are used and there are sight obstructions, which of the following may be used? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Flag-carrying vehicle
walkie-talkie
official car
pilot car
When the "FLAGGER AHEAD" sign is posted and no flagging is taking place, the sign should be_____or_____ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Covered or removed
The redirection of the drivers normal path occurs at the beginning of the _______ area. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Transition
The area of the roadway where work takes place is called the _______ area. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Activity
The area that is used to return traffic to the normal path is the _________ area. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Termination
Longitudinal buffer space separates approaching traffic from the _______ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Work space
A lateral buffer space may be used to separate the ______ form the work space or potentially hazardous area. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️
Traffic space
The two major factors to calculate taper lengths for cones are _____ and _____ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ speed
width
The taper length formula for speed limits of 45 MPH or grater is - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ width x speed
As a general rule, the maximum spacing in feet between traffic control devices in a taper is equal to the _______ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ speed limit in MPH
A diversion is - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ temporary route to a temporary roadway
Traffic control through long work areas may be coordinated by _____ or______ methods - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Flag transfer
pilot car
Special considerations should be made for the safety of ______ and ______ - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ Pedestrians
Workers
The taper length is based upon: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ width of the lane closed and speed of the roadway
In a taper, the maximum distance between channelizing devices should be: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ equal in feet to the speed limit
On a barricade, if the stripes start at the upper right side and angle down to the lower left side; - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ traffic should pass to the left
At night time and/or on high speed roads greater than 45 mph, cones shall be: - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ retoreflectorized and have at least two white bands/stripes and at least 28" tall
On a rural, 2-lane road, where would you place the flagger in respect to the beginning of a taper for a closed lane? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️
at the beginning of the taper
The STOP/SLOW paddle is preferred over the flag - Correct Answer
✔️ ✔️ True
Flags may be used in which of the following situations? - Correct
Answer ✔️ ✔️ emergencies
If used at night, the flag needs not to be retoreflectorized as long as the flagger station is floodlit. - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ True
When flagging at a spot obstruction, a position may have to be taken on the shoulder opposite the barricaded section to operate effectively - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ True
During nighttime conditions, arrow boards needs to be reduced in brightness - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ true
Which factors should you consider in formulating a TTC plan? - Correct Answer ✔️ ✔️ type of work to be done
traffic volume
traffic speed
school bus routes
