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