IMSA Signal Technician Level 1 End of Chapter
Questions And Answers With Complete Solutions
What is the primary function of the IMSA?
Safety education
IMSA stands for:
International Municipal Signal Association
Which of the following is NOT an IMSA certification?
Y: 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?
Overhead and underground power
Gas
Aerial lift equipment
What are the sections of a ramp meter signal?
Circular red, circular green
PPE stands for:
Personal Protective Equipment
Which of the follow is an example of adequate fall protection during the operation
of aerial lift equipment?
Full body harness
Safety belt
Rails of a platform lift
Work Zone Supervisor is responsible for which of the following tasks?
Ensure advance warning devices have not been removed or relocated
Which of the following is NOT a sentence type in the MUTCD?
, Y: 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:
Three-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:
2 and 6
The green interval is made up which three components?
Minimum green, passage time, maximum green
What are the three types of recall features of a traffic signal controller?
Minimum, maximum, pedestrian (+soft)
In a coordination plan, what is the number of seconds given to each phase at the
intersection?
Split (g,y,r)
Which of the following traffic signal coordination method is typically least
expensive?
Time-based coordination
Which of the following is a definition of cycle length:
The 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:
They cannot occur at the same time
Which of the following is a definition for initial green time:
Minimum 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:
Questions And Answers With Complete Solutions
What is the primary function of the IMSA?
Safety education
IMSA stands for:
International Municipal Signal Association
Which of the following is NOT an IMSA certification?
Y: 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?
Overhead and underground power
Gas
Aerial lift equipment
What are the sections of a ramp meter signal?
Circular red, circular green
PPE stands for:
Personal Protective Equipment
Which of the follow is an example of adequate fall protection during the operation
of aerial lift equipment?
Full body harness
Safety belt
Rails of a platform lift
Work Zone Supervisor is responsible for which of the following tasks?
Ensure advance warning devices have not been removed or relocated
Which of the following is NOT a sentence type in the MUTCD?
, Y: 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:
Three-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:
2 and 6
The green interval is made up which three components?
Minimum green, passage time, maximum green
What are the three types of recall features of a traffic signal controller?
Minimum, maximum, pedestrian (+soft)
In a coordination plan, what is the number of seconds given to each phase at the
intersection?
Split (g,y,r)
Which of the following traffic signal coordination method is typically least
expensive?
Time-based coordination
Which of the following is a definition of cycle length:
The 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:
They cannot occur at the same time
Which of the following is a definition for initial green time:
Minimum 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:
