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241.

The overall width of a vehicle determines the

A.	width of the pavement needed for the highway	B.	width of the bridges on the highway
C.	lengths of the valley curves at the underpasses in the city area	D.	height of the tunnels along the highway
E.	Both (a) and (b)

242.

The theoretical capacity of a highway depends upon the

A.	average length of the vehicles	B.	average spacing of the moving vehicles
C.	either (a) or (b)	D.	both (a) and (b)

243.

The enoscope is used to determine

A.	running speed	B.	spot speed
C.	travel time	D.	average speed

244.

The overall height of the vehicle determines the

A.	width of the pavement needed for the highway	B.	width of the bridges on the highway
C.	lengths of the valley curves at the underpasses in the city areas	D.	hight of the tunnels along the highways
E.	Both (c) and (d)

245.

The length of the vehicles does not effect the widths of shoulders.

Correct

Incorrect

246.

The width of parking spaces is effected by the

width

length

247.

Weight of a vehicle affects

A.	passing sight distance	B.	extra widening
C.	pavement thickness	D.	width of lanes

248.

The number of vehicles passing at a point on the highway in unit time is known as

A.	traffic capacity	B.	traffic volume
C.	traffic density	D.	all of these

249.

The maximum number of vehicles that can pass a given point on a lane or a roadway during one hour under the prevailing roadway and traffic conditions, is known as

A.	basic capacity of a traffic lane	B.	possible capacity of a traffic lane
C.	practical capacity of a traffic lane	D.	all of these

250.

The prevailing conditions referred to under the possible capacity of a traffic lane are ideal if

A.	there are at least two lanes for the exclusive use to traffic moving in one direction	B.	all the vehicles move at the same uniform speed
C.	the widths of lanes, shoulders and clearances to vertical obstructions beyond the edge of the traffic lane are adequate	D.	all of the above