IMSA level 1 certification
1. Where are you when you install alternating flashing 12" red lights?: At
a railroad crossing.
2. Who determins the the standards on traffic control devices and sets
the requirements for uniformity?: The Manual on uniform traffic control
devices, (MUTCD).
3. What is the the voltage that a traffic signal cabinet needs to run all
its components?: 120 volts AC
4. Where are you when you come across a signal that has a ped pole on
each side of the road, each having a 3 section signal on top followed with a 2
section mounted directly under neath?: A ramp meter on a ramp to a
highway.
5. What is a flashing signal along the road called?: A flashing beacon.
6. What is the definition of short term work zone as per the MUTCD?: 1 hour
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, or less
7. What's OSHA?: Occupational and safety health administration
8. Can you get your level III certification and what are they?: Yes, and it's
for bench and field electrician
9. I'm working near power lines where would I get my clearance from?:
CEC, NEC, NESC
10.What are the three basic types of beacons?: Stop sign beacon,
warning beacon, and flashing beacon.
11.What is the difference between concurrent and sequential phases?:
Con- current phases, phases that run together. Sequential phases, are
phases that run one at a time.
12.I have a dual ring controller and all my through phases are even, what
do I mean?: The dual ring phases are 2,4,6,8
13.What is the cheapest way to coordinate a corridor of signals? What
needs to stay the same throughout the day?: Time based coordination, and
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1. Where are you when you install alternating flashing 12" red lights?: At
a railroad crossing.
2. Who determins the the standards on traffic control devices and sets
the requirements for uniformity?: The Manual on uniform traffic control
devices, (MUTCD).
3. What is the the voltage that a traffic signal cabinet needs to run all
its components?: 120 volts AC
4. Where are you when you come across a signal that has a ped pole on
each side of the road, each having a 3 section signal on top followed with a 2
section mounted directly under neath?: A ramp meter on a ramp to a
highway.
5. What is a flashing signal along the road called?: A flashing beacon.
6. What is the definition of short term work zone as per the MUTCD?: 1 hour
1/
7
, or less
7. What's OSHA?: Occupational and safety health administration
8. Can you get your level III certification and what are they?: Yes, and it's
for bench and field electrician
9. I'm working near power lines where would I get my clearance from?:
CEC, NEC, NESC
10.What are the three basic types of beacons?: Stop sign beacon,
warning beacon, and flashing beacon.
11.What is the difference between concurrent and sequential phases?:
Con- current phases, phases that run together. Sequential phases, are
phases that run one at a time.
12.I have a dual ring controller and all my through phases are even, what
do I mean?: The dual ring phases are 2,4,6,8
13.What is the cheapest way to coordinate a corridor of signals? What
needs to stay the same throughout the day?: Time based coordination, and
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7
