TPCB Professional Traffic Operations Engineer Practice Sample Questions:
1. A licensee receives gifts from suppliers and distributors. For which of the following gifts should he not inform his employer?
A) A sit-down dinner without alcohol
B) Raffle prize at a conference
C) Cash rebates
D) Tickets to sporting events where the supplier does not attend
2. A licensee makes a professional judgment which is overruled. The licensee believes that the life, health, property, or welfare of the public is endangered. The licensee should inform:
A) His client
B) His employer
C) A or B and C
D) Other authority as may be appropriate
3. In capacity analysis, what is the term for the maximum number of vehicles that can pass through an intersection in one hour under ideal conditions?
A) Peak hour factor
B) Traffic density
C) Critical lane volume
D) Saturation flow rate
4. Conversion of two-way streets to one-way flow can reduce which types of crashes?
A) Pedestrian, rear-end, and lane-change
B) Pedestrian, left-turn, and rear-end
C) Left-turn, lane-change, and head-on
5. A signalized intersection has a lost time of 4 seconds per phase and 4 phases. If the desired volume-to- capacity ratio is 0.85, what is the minimum cycle length to handle a critical lane volume of 1,200 vehicles
/hour?
A) 100 seconds
B) 60 seconds
C) 80 seconds
D) 120 seconds
Solutions:
Question # 1 Answer: B | Question # 2 Answer: C | Question # 3 Answer: D | Question # 4 Answer: C | Question # 5 Answer: A |