IMSA Signal Technician Level 1 End of
Chapter Questions
What is the primary function of the IMSA? - answer Safety education
IMSA stands for: - answer International Municipal Signal Association
Which of the following is NOT an IMSA certification? - answerY: Traffic Signal Level II
Design/Engineer Technician
Y: Traffic Signal Level II Field Technician
Y: Traffic Signal Level II Bench Technician
N: Traffic Signal Level III Bridge Design Technician
Which of the following are potential safety hazards? - answerOverhead and
underground power
Gas
Aerial lift equipment
What are the sections of a ramp meter signal? - answerCircular red, circular green
PPE stands for: - answerPersonal Protective Equipment
Which of the follow is an example of adequate fall protection during the operation of
aerial lift equipment? - answerFull body harness
Safety belt
Rails of a platform lift
Work Zone Supervisor is responsible for which of the following tasks? - answerEnsure
advance warning devices have not been removed or relocated
Which of the following is NOT a sentence type in the MUTCD? - answerY: Standards;
requirements that have to be followed
Y: Guidance; recommendations that are to be followed unless there is a good reason
not to
N: Objectives; reasons behind the standards and guidance
y: Support; additional information to clarify the standards and guidance
Which of the following is an example configuration of an Emergency-Vehicle Traffic
Control Signals: - answerThree-section traffic signal with circular red, circular yellow,
and smaller circular yellow indications
, The following phases are typically assigned to the major street through movements: -
answer2 and 6
The green interval is made up which three components? - answerMinimum green,
passage time, maximum green
What are the three types of recall features of a traffic signal controller? -
answerMinimum, maximum, pedestrian (+soft)
In a coordination plan, what is the number of seconds given to each phase at the
intersection? - answerSplit (g,y,r)
Which of the following traffic signal coordination method is typically least expensive? -
answerTime-based coordination
Which of the following is a definition of cycle length: - answerThe elapsed time between
the start of a specific display until that display comes up again
Which of the following is a characteristic of sequential phases: - answerThey cannot
occur at the same time
Which of the following is a definition for initial green time: - answerMinimum time that
the green indication must be displayed
The only point in the cycle of a coordinated traffic signal controller where the major-
street phase is allowed to end is called: - answerYield point
Which of the following is NOT a common mode of operation for timing plans in a signal
system: - answerY: Time of day
N: Traffic related
Y: Traffic Responsive
Y: Traffic adaptive
Two common terms to describe traffic signal supports and signal heads are: -
answerRigid and free-swinging
In a single wire with a single point attachment configuration, the wire that supports the
signal head is called the: - answerMessenger wire
The two nominal diameter sizes for vehicular signal lenses are: - answer8 in (200 mm)
and 12 in (300 mm)
The purpose for "louvers" is to: - answerMake signal visible from a specific lane
Which of the following types of conduit are used for traffic signals? - answerRigid Steel
Conduit
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