In: Civil Engineering
Question 5 (1 point)
Match the term with the definition.
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1)The difference between the time a vehicle that merges into a main traffic stream reaches a point on the highway in the area of merge and the time a vehicle in the main stream reaches the same point.
Answer= Time Lag
2)The difference, at an instant of time, between the distance a merging vehicle is away from a reference point in the area of merge and the distance a vehicle in the main stream is away from the same point.
Answer=Space Leg.
3)The process by which a vehicle in a traffic stream leaves that traffic stream, such as a vehicle leaving the outside lane of an expressway.
Answer=Diverging.
4)The distance between the rear bumper of a vehicle and the front bumper of the following vehicle.
Answer=Gap.
5)The process by which a vehicle in one traffic stream joins another traffic stream moving in the same direction, such as a ramp vehicle joining a freeway stream.
Answer=Merging.
6)The process by which a vehicle first merges into a stream of traffic, obliquely crosses that stream, and then merges into a second stream moving in the same direction.
Answer=Weaving.