IMSA Traffic Signal Senior Field Technician
III EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE
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<RECENT VERSION>
1. What is negligence? - ANSWER ✔ Failure to use reasonable care in one's
actions
2. What are considered low-voltage gloves? - ANSWER ✔ Class 00 or 0
3. What class of gloves would you use for 15K volts AC? - ANSWER ✔ Class
2
4. Before use, every glove should be? - ANSWER ✔ Field tested
5. The first thing that can lead to a legal issue when working on the roadway? -
ANSWER ✔ Improper traffic control
6. High traffic area? - ANSWER ✔ Arterials streets and multiple lanes of
travel
7. Low traffic areas? - ANSWER ✔ Collect streets, typically, narrow and
single lanes of travel
,8. What traffic signal control function is typically enabled by an on-site user
via a switch selected inside the police panel? - ANSWER ✔ Stop time
9. What term defines the minimum initial time that the minimum assured green
is displayed? - ANSWER ✔ Minimum green
10.The minimum green time is established to provide what to the intersection. -
ANSWER ✔ Enough time for vehicles stopped between the detector and the
stop line to get started and move into the intersection.
11.On what two factors is minimum green time dependent? - ANSWER ✔ The
location of the detector.
The number of vehicles that can be queued
12.When establishing the minimum green time consideration must be given
to(4): - ANSWER ✔ Pedestrian timing
Density operations
Controller type
Detection design
13.When there are no pedestrian features the minimum green time should be
calculated by? - ANSWER ✔ At least equal the minimum time it would take
a pedestrian to safely cross the intersection.
14.Typically how many seconds for a left-turn phase? - ANSWER ✔ 3 to 7
15.How many seconds for a minor street through phase? - ANSWER ✔ 5 to 15
,16.How many seconds for a major street through phase? - ANSWER ✔ 15 to
25
17.The minimum green time must be long enough to? - ANSWER ✔ Meet
drivers expectations as to how long a green interval should be displayed.
18.What is the period of time that the signal displays are red for all approaches?
- ANSWER ✔ All-red clearance
19.This interval allows for the intersection to "what" before a green phase starts
again? - ANSWER ✔ Clear
20.Factors used to determine the most appropriate time for an all red clearance
include: - ANSWER ✔ Type of vehicular traffic
Driver characteristics
Pedestrian activity in the intersection
21.What is the establishment of a definite timing relationship between adjacent
traffic signals? - ANSWER ✔ Coordination timing
22.flags may be used in what situation - ANSWER ✔ emergencies
23.traffic control devices include - ANSWER ✔ Signal lights, traffic signs, and
pavement markings.
24.The Federal highway administrations national standard for traffic control
vices is the what - ANSWER ✔ manual on uniform traffic control devices
, 25.in the manual a mandatory condition is a what - ANSWER ✔ standard
statement
26.in the manual an option condition is one that is - ANSWER ✔ a statement of
permissive condition
27.A TTC plan should include - ANSWER ✔ typical application drawings
28.a tort in legal terminology is a blank other than a breach of contract for
which a court could provide a remedy - ANSWER ✔ civil wrong
29.liability for a tort means the blank to pay money damages to the person
injured or damaged - ANSWER ✔ legal obligation
30.The m u t c d is an example of what - ANSWER ✔ accepted standards and
practices
31.emergency maintenance records should include the time the repair was
completed what trouble was found, what repairs were made, what materials
were used, and - ANSWER ✔ who made the complaint, time received, time
given to repair crew, time repair crew responded
32.public relations and public information should include signing, advertising,
mailings, awareness campaign, a website and - ANSWER ✔ public
meetings, press conferences, public relations representative, alternate routes,
effects on traffic, nature of work
III EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWER ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. What is negligence? - ANSWER ✔ Failure to use reasonable care in one's
actions
2. What are considered low-voltage gloves? - ANSWER ✔ Class 00 or 0
3. What class of gloves would you use for 15K volts AC? - ANSWER ✔ Class
2
4. Before use, every glove should be? - ANSWER ✔ Field tested
5. The first thing that can lead to a legal issue when working on the roadway? -
ANSWER ✔ Improper traffic control
6. High traffic area? - ANSWER ✔ Arterials streets and multiple lanes of
travel
7. Low traffic areas? - ANSWER ✔ Collect streets, typically, narrow and
single lanes of travel
,8. What traffic signal control function is typically enabled by an on-site user
via a switch selected inside the police panel? - ANSWER ✔ Stop time
9. What term defines the minimum initial time that the minimum assured green
is displayed? - ANSWER ✔ Minimum green
10.The minimum green time is established to provide what to the intersection. -
ANSWER ✔ Enough time for vehicles stopped between the detector and the
stop line to get started and move into the intersection.
11.On what two factors is minimum green time dependent? - ANSWER ✔ The
location of the detector.
The number of vehicles that can be queued
12.When establishing the minimum green time consideration must be given
to(4): - ANSWER ✔ Pedestrian timing
Density operations
Controller type
Detection design
13.When there are no pedestrian features the minimum green time should be
calculated by? - ANSWER ✔ At least equal the minimum time it would take
a pedestrian to safely cross the intersection.
14.Typically how many seconds for a left-turn phase? - ANSWER ✔ 3 to 7
15.How many seconds for a minor street through phase? - ANSWER ✔ 5 to 15
,16.How many seconds for a major street through phase? - ANSWER ✔ 15 to
25
17.The minimum green time must be long enough to? - ANSWER ✔ Meet
drivers expectations as to how long a green interval should be displayed.
18.What is the period of time that the signal displays are red for all approaches?
- ANSWER ✔ All-red clearance
19.This interval allows for the intersection to "what" before a green phase starts
again? - ANSWER ✔ Clear
20.Factors used to determine the most appropriate time for an all red clearance
include: - ANSWER ✔ Type of vehicular traffic
Driver characteristics
Pedestrian activity in the intersection
21.What is the establishment of a definite timing relationship between adjacent
traffic signals? - ANSWER ✔ Coordination timing
22.flags may be used in what situation - ANSWER ✔ emergencies
23.traffic control devices include - ANSWER ✔ Signal lights, traffic signs, and
pavement markings.
24.The Federal highway administrations national standard for traffic control
vices is the what - ANSWER ✔ manual on uniform traffic control devices
, 25.in the manual a mandatory condition is a what - ANSWER ✔ standard
statement
26.in the manual an option condition is one that is - ANSWER ✔ a statement of
permissive condition
27.A TTC plan should include - ANSWER ✔ typical application drawings
28.a tort in legal terminology is a blank other than a breach of contract for
which a court could provide a remedy - ANSWER ✔ civil wrong
29.liability for a tort means the blank to pay money damages to the person
injured or damaged - ANSWER ✔ legal obligation
30.The m u t c d is an example of what - ANSWER ✔ accepted standards and
practices
31.emergency maintenance records should include the time the repair was
completed what trouble was found, what repairs were made, what materials
were used, and - ANSWER ✔ who made the complaint, time received, time
given to repair crew, time repair crew responded
32.public relations and public information should include signing, advertising,
mailings, awareness campaign, a website and - ANSWER ✔ public
meetings, press conferences, public relations representative, alternate routes,
effects on traffic, nature of work
