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What was the first automated system for controlling traffic signals?
What was the first automated system for controlling traffic signals?
- Developed by computer scientists in the USA
- Developed by Leonard Casciato and Josef Kates (correct)
- Developed by traffic engineers in the UK
- Developed by transportation planners in Australia
In Australia and New Zealand, what is a 'phase' in the context of traffic signals?
In Australia and New Zealand, what is a 'phase' in the context of traffic signals?
- An indication shown to traffic on traffic signal aspects
- An electrical output from the traffic signal controller
- A period of time during which a set of traffic movements receive a green signal (correct)
- Any path through the junction which vehicles or pedestrians are permitted to take
What is a 'signal group' in the context of traffic signals?
What is a 'signal group' in the context of traffic signals?
- A period of time during which a set of traffic movements receive a green signal
- An indication shown to traffic on traffic signal aspects
- One electrical output from the traffic signal controller (correct)
- Any path through the junction which vehicles or pedestrians are permitted to take
What does a green phase indicate in the context of traffic signals?
What does a green phase indicate in the context of traffic signals?
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What is a 'movement' in the context of traffic signals?
What is a 'movement' in the context of traffic signals?
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What does motor control encompass?
What does motor control encompass?
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What must the nervous system integrate to control movement?
What must the nervous system integrate to control movement?
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What is argued by some researchers studying movement?
What is argued by some researchers studying movement?
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How many motor neurons control the contraction of ~600 muscles in humans?
How many motor neurons control the contraction of ~600 muscles in humans?
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What is a single motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates called?
What is a single motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates called?
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