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What is the primary basis for functional classification of highways?
What is the primary basis for functional classification of highways?
- Departure
- Motor vehicle travel characteristics and access to adjacent properties (correct)
- Minimum number of traffic lanes
- Volume of traffic
What traffic characteristic has the greatest effect on highway design?
What traffic characteristic has the greatest effect on highway design?
- Volume of traffic (correct)
- Three-lane highways
- Departure
- Climbing lanes for trucks
Under what conditions is it advisable to add a climbing lane for trucks on a steep hill?
Under what conditions is it advisable to add a climbing lane for trucks on a steep hill?
- When the number of trucks going up is less than 20% of the road's capacity
- When the number of trucks going up is exactly 20% of the road's capacity
- When the number of trucks going up exceeds 20% of the road's capacity (correct)
- Climbing lanes are never advisable on steep hills
How far should the climbing lane typically extend?
How far should the climbing lane typically extend?
Why is superelevation or banking used in road design?
Why is superelevation or banking used in road design?
Under what conditions might climbing lanes be needed on multilane roads?
Under what conditions might climbing lanes be needed on multilane roads?
What is a key advantage of highways with separated roadways?
What is a key advantage of highways with separated roadways?
What is a defining characteristic of a divided highway?
What is a defining characteristic of a divided highway?
How is a provincial road in the Philippines eligible to receive national maintenance aid?
How is a provincial road in the Philippines eligible to receive national maintenance aid?
What is the minimum road right of way width for city roads in the Philippines?
What is the minimum road right of way width for city roads in the Philippines?
What is the primary purpose of Farm-to-Market Roads?
What is the primary purpose of Farm-to-Market Roads?
What is the primary goal of Tourism Roads?
What is the primary goal of Tourism Roads?
