TRAFFIC CONTROL TECHNICIAN (CHAP 1-4) EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
IMSAwstandswfor?w-wCORRECTwANSWERSinternationalwmunicipalwsignalwassociation
WhatwiswIMSAwmissionw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSeducational,wnonwprofitworganizationwthatwpromoteswthewexchang
ewofwideaswandwinformationwbetweenwmembers.wprovidingwcertificationswforwsafewinstallatio
n,woperation,wandwmaintenance
MUTCDw-wCORRECTwANSWERSManualwonwUniformwTrafficwControlwDevices
MUTCDwrequiresw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSthewusewofwhighwvisibilitywsafetywapparelwbywallwworkers
Trafficwcontrolwdevicesw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSallwsigns,wsignals,wmarkings, wandwotherwdeviceswusedwtowregulate,
wwarn, worwguide wtraffic.wplaceswbywauthoritywofwpublicwagencywhavingwjurisdiction
towbeweffectivewawtrafficwcontrolwdevicewshouldwmeetwfivewbasicwrequirementsw-
wCORRECTwANSWERS-Fulfillwawneed
-commandwattention
-conveywawclearwsimplewmeaning
-commandwrespectwfromwroadwuser
-givewadequatewtimewforwresponse
Uniformityw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSawfundamentalwobjective wofwthewMUTCDwiswtowestablishwa wsetwofwu
niformwtrafficwcontrolwdeviceswandwuniformwstandardswforwtheirwuse
uniformitywfundamentalswobjectiveswofwMUTCDw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
westablishedwawsetwofwuniformwtrafficwcontrolwdevices w
-establishedwawsetwofwuniformwstandardswforwthewusewofwthesewdevices
-establishedwawsetwofwstandardswforwshape,wcolor,wandwlegend
whatwdoeswTTCwstandwforw-wCORRECTwANSWERStemporarywtrafficwcontrol
TTCwprovideswforwcontinuitywofwfunctionswsuchwasw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
wmovementwofwmotorwvehiclewtraffic
-movementwofwbicyclists
-movementwofwpedestrianwtrafficw
-transitwoperationsw(lightwrail)
-accesswtowpropertieswandwutilities
whatwiswthewprimarywfunctionwofwTTCw-
wCORRECTwANSWERStowmovewvehicleswandwpedestrianswreasonablywsafelywandwefficie
ntlywthroughworwaroundwTTCwzoneswwhilewreasonablywprotectingwon-
sitewworkerswandwequipment
TTCwplanw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSdepictswtemporarywtrafficwcontrolwlayoutwto wbewusedwforwmovingwtr
afficwthroughwawtemporarywcontrolwzone
thewMUTCDwsectionswdealingwwithwthewdesignwandwapplicationwofwtrafficwcontrolwdevices,wt
hewaforementionedwtextwheadingswarewusedw-
wCORRECTwANSWERStowdescribewspecificwconditionswconcerningwthesewdevices
Standardw-wCORRECTwANSWERSawrequiredwconditionw(shall)
Guidancew-wCORRECTwANSWERSawrecommendedwcondition
, Optionw-wCORRECTwANSWERSawpermissionwcondition
liabilitywiswassociatedwwithw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSimproperwmaintenancewandwoperationswaswwellwaswimproperwdesi
gn
Tortwliabilityw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-civilwwrongwotherwthanwbreachwofwcontracts
-canwbewintentionalworwunintentional
-primarywconcernwiswintentionalwI.e.wnegligence
Liabilityw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
legalwobligationwtowpaywmoneywdamageswtowpersonwinjuredworwdamagedw
-morewthanwonewpersonworworganizationwmaywbewliable
Negligencew-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
failurewtowdowsomethingwthatwawreasonablewpersonwwouldwordinarilywdo
-thewdoingwofwsomethingwthatwawreasonablywprudentwpersonwwouldwNOTwdo
-
negligentwconductwiswthatwwhichwcreateswanwunreasonablewriskwforwothersw(e.g.wtravelingwp
ublic)
reasonablewpersonw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
criteriawusedwtowsetwthewstandardwofwcarewinwjudging
-thiswtestwofwnegligencewrepresentswthew"failurewtowusewordinarywcare"
contributorywnegligencew-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
conductwwhichwfallswbelowwthewstandardwofwcarewawpersonwiswlegallywrequiredwtowexercise
-thiswfailurewiswcontributingwcausewtowthewinjuryworwdamage
comparativewnegligencew-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
negligencewofwbothwpartieswiswcompared
-monetarywrecoverywiswpermittedwdespitewthewcontributorywnegligencewtowthewplaintiff
-wplaintiffwdamageswarewdecreasedwproportionatelywtowhiswownwcontributingwnegligence
dutyw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSanwobligationwrequiringwpersonswtowconformwtowawcertain wstandard
wofwconductwforwthewprotectionwofwotherswagainstwunreasonablewrisk
promptwnotificationwofwdefectsw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
timelywidentificationwandwnotificationswofwanywdefectsw
-standardwoperatingwprocedureswtowrequirewpromptwreportingwofwanywdefects
maintenancewrecordsw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-adequatewrecordswshouldwbewkeptw
-recordswarewvaluablewresourceswduringwlitigation
-recordswshowwwhatwwaswdonewandwwhen
includedwinwemergencywmaintenancewrecordsw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
whowmadewthewcomplaintw
-thewtimewitwwaswreceivedwbywthewdispatcherw
-thewtimewitwwaswgivenwtowthewrepairwcrew
-thewtimewthewrepairwcrewwrespondedw
-thewtimewthewrepairwwaswcompleted
-whatwtroublewwaswfound,wincludingwthewdefectswfoundwbywmaintenancewperson
-whatwrepairswwerewmade
-whatwmaterialswwerewused
complaintswandwreportsw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
failurewtowrespondwtowcomplaintswcanwresultwinwawtortwclaim
2025 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
IMSAwstandswfor?w-wCORRECTwANSWERSinternationalwmunicipalwsignalwassociation
WhatwiswIMSAwmissionw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSeducational,wnonwprofitworganizationwthatwpromoteswthewexchang
ewofwideaswandwinformationwbetweenwmembers.wprovidingwcertificationswforwsafewinstallatio
n,woperation,wandwmaintenance
MUTCDw-wCORRECTwANSWERSManualwonwUniformwTrafficwControlwDevices
MUTCDwrequiresw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSthewusewofwhighwvisibilitywsafetywapparelwbywallwworkers
Trafficwcontrolwdevicesw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSallwsigns,wsignals,wmarkings, wandwotherwdeviceswusedwtowregulate,
wwarn, worwguide wtraffic.wplaceswbywauthoritywofwpublicwagencywhavingwjurisdiction
towbeweffectivewawtrafficwcontrolwdevicewshouldwmeetwfivewbasicwrequirementsw-
wCORRECTwANSWERS-Fulfillwawneed
-commandwattention
-conveywawclearwsimplewmeaning
-commandwrespectwfromwroadwuser
-givewadequatewtimewforwresponse
Uniformityw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSawfundamentalwobjective wofwthewMUTCDwiswtowestablishwa wsetwofwu
niformwtrafficwcontrolwdeviceswandwuniformwstandardswforwtheirwuse
uniformitywfundamentalswobjectiveswofwMUTCDw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
westablishedwawsetwofwuniformwtrafficwcontrolwdevices w
-establishedwawsetwofwuniformwstandardswforwthewusewofwthesewdevices
-establishedwawsetwofwstandardswforwshape,wcolor,wandwlegend
whatwdoeswTTCwstandwforw-wCORRECTwANSWERStemporarywtrafficwcontrol
TTCwprovideswforwcontinuitywofwfunctionswsuchwasw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
wmovementwofwmotorwvehiclewtraffic
-movementwofwbicyclists
-movementwofwpedestrianwtrafficw
-transitwoperationsw(lightwrail)
-accesswtowpropertieswandwutilities
whatwiswthewprimarywfunctionwofwTTCw-
wCORRECTwANSWERStowmovewvehicleswandwpedestrianswreasonablywsafelywandwefficie
ntlywthroughworwaroundwTTCwzoneswwhilewreasonablywprotectingwon-
sitewworkerswandwequipment
TTCwplanw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSdepictswtemporarywtrafficwcontrolwlayoutwto wbewusedwforwmovingwtr
afficwthroughwawtemporarywcontrolwzone
thewMUTCDwsectionswdealingwwithwthewdesignwandwapplicationwofwtrafficwcontrolwdevices,wt
hewaforementionedwtextwheadingswarewusedw-
wCORRECTwANSWERStowdescribewspecificwconditionswconcerningwthesewdevices
Standardw-wCORRECTwANSWERSawrequiredwconditionw(shall)
Guidancew-wCORRECTwANSWERSawrecommendedwcondition
, Optionw-wCORRECTwANSWERSawpermissionwcondition
liabilitywiswassociatedwwithw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSimproperwmaintenancewandwoperationswaswwellwaswimproperwdesi
gn
Tortwliabilityw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-civilwwrongwotherwthanwbreachwofwcontracts
-canwbewintentionalworwunintentional
-primarywconcernwiswintentionalwI.e.wnegligence
Liabilityw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
legalwobligationwtowpaywmoneywdamageswtowpersonwinjuredworwdamagedw
-morewthanwonewpersonworworganizationwmaywbewliable
Negligencew-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
failurewtowdowsomethingwthatwawreasonablewpersonwwouldwordinarilywdo
-thewdoingwofwsomethingwthatwawreasonablywprudentwpersonwwouldwNOTwdo
-
negligentwconductwiswthatwwhichwcreateswanwunreasonablewriskwforwothersw(e.g.wtravelingwp
ublic)
reasonablewpersonw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
criteriawusedwtowsetwthewstandardwofwcarewinwjudging
-thiswtestwofwnegligencewrepresentswthew"failurewtowusewordinarywcare"
contributorywnegligencew-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
conductwwhichwfallswbelowwthewstandardwofwcarewawpersonwiswlegallywrequiredwtowexercise
-thiswfailurewiswcontributingwcausewtowthewinjuryworwdamage
comparativewnegligencew-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
negligencewofwbothwpartieswiswcompared
-monetarywrecoverywiswpermittedwdespitewthewcontributorywnegligencewtowthewplaintiff
-wplaintiffwdamageswarewdecreasedwproportionatelywtowhiswownwcontributingwnegligence
dutyw-
wCORRECTwANSWERSanwobligationwrequiringwpersonswtowconformwtowawcertain wstandard
wofwconductwforwthewprotectionwofwotherswagainstwunreasonablewrisk
promptwnotificationwofwdefectsw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
timelywidentificationwandwnotificationswofwanywdefectsw
-standardwoperatingwprocedureswtowrequirewpromptwreportingwofwanywdefects
maintenancewrecordsw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-adequatewrecordswshouldwbewkeptw
-recordswarewvaluablewresourceswduringwlitigation
-recordswshowwwhatwwaswdonewandwwhen
includedwinwemergencywmaintenancewrecordsw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
whowmadewthewcomplaintw
-thewtimewitwwaswreceivedwbywthewdispatcherw
-thewtimewitwwaswgivenwtowthewrepairwcrew
-thewtimewthewrepairwcrewwrespondedw
-thewtimewthewrepairwwaswcompleted
-whatwtroublewwaswfound,wincludingwthewdefectswfoundwbywmaintenancewperson
-whatwrepairswwerewmade
-whatwmaterialswwerewused
complaintswandwreportsw-wCORRECTwANSWERS-
failurewtowrespondwtowcomplaintswcanwresultwinwawtortwclaim