Safety UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Traffic control device should meet 5 basic requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - Fulfill a
need
command attention
convey clear and simple meaning
command respect from road user
give adequate time for response
mutcd is a - CORRECT ANSWER - national standard for traffic control devices
tcc means - CORRECT ANSWER - temporary traffic control
tcc primary function - CORRECT ANSWER - move vehicles and pedestrians through or
around tcc zones while protecting workers
MUTCD standard condition - CORRECT ANSWER - a required condition
MUTCD guidance - CORRECT ANSWER - a recommended condition
MUTCD option - CORRECT ANSWER - a permissive condition
MUTCD conditions - CORRECT ANSWER - standard
guidance
optional
,TTC - CORRECT ANSWER - Temporary Traffic Control
individuals responsible for TTC measures should be - CORRECT ANSWER - trained
and/or certified
TCC work zones should be inspected - CORRECT ANSWER - during both daytime and
nighttime
TTC principals and procedures include - CORRECT ANSWER - traffic safety, movement
and guidance
tcc zone inspection
tcc zone maintenance
TTC primary function - CORRECT ANSWER - to move vehicles and pedestrians
reasonably safely and efficiently through or around TTC zones while reasonably protecting on-
site workers and equipment
Standard - CORRECT ANSWER - A statement of required , mandatory, or specifically
prohibitive practice regarding a traffic control device. All Standards are labeled and the text
appears in bold type. The verb Shall is typically used. Standards are sometimes modified by
Options.
Guidance - CORRECT ANSWER - A statement of recommended, but not mandatory,
practice in typical situations, with deviations allowed if engineering judgement or engineering
study indicates the deviation to be appropriate. All Guidance statements are labeled and the text
appears in unbold type. The verb Should is typically used. Guidance statements are sometimes
modified by Options.
Option - CORRECT ANSWER - A statement of practice that is a permissive condition and
carries no requirement or recommendation. Options may contain allowable modifications to a
Standard or Guidance. All Option statements are labeled and the text appears in unbold type. The
verb May is typically used.
, Support - CORRECT ANSWER - An informational statement that does not convey any
degree of mandate, recommendation, authorization, prohibition, or enforceable condition.
Support statements are labeled and the text appears in unbold type. The verbs shall, should, and
may are not used in support statements.
tort in legal terminology is a - CORRECT ANSWER - civil wrong
liability for a tort means the - CORRECT ANSWER - legal obligation to pay money
damages to a person injured or damaged
negligence means - CORRECT ANSWER - failure to do something a reasonable person
would normally do
doing something a reasonable person would not do
create unreasonable risk for others
reasonable person is - CORRECT ANSWER - the criteria used to set the standard of care
in judging conduct
"failure to use ordinary care"
contributory negligence - CORRECT ANSWER - conduct which falls below the standard
of care a person is legally required to exercise
this failure is a contributing cause to the injury or damage
comparative negligence - CORRECT ANSWER - negligence of both parties is compared
monetary recovery is permitted despite the contributory negligence to the plaintiff
plaintiff damages are decreased proportionally ro his own contributing negligence
duty - CORRECT ANSWER - an obligation requiring persons to conform to a certain
standard of conduct for the protection of others against unreasonable risk