39. Course 13 Fill In The Blank Questions - Pedestrian Safety at Bus Stops

 Course 13 Fill In The Blank Questions - Pedestrian Safety at  Bus Stops

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Bus Stops  

Wednesday, January 28, 2026  

10:00 PM  

SET 1 — 20 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions (with Answers in  

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1. A location where pedestrian and vehicle paths intersect is called a conflict point.  

2. Poor nighttime visibility is often caused by inadequate lighting conditions.  

3. The natural path pedestrians choose is known as a desire line.  

4. A bus stop placed after an intersection is a far-side stop.  

5. The number of passengers getting on or off a bus is boarding/alighting activity.  

6. A physical feature that blocks a driver’s view is a sightline obstruction.  

7. The amount of time a bus remains at a stop is dwell time.  

8. A roadway with high vehicle speeds is a high-speed corridor.  

9. A pedestrian’s decision about when it is safe to cross is gap acceptance.  

10. A protected waiting area in the roadway is a refuge island.  

11. The walking portion of a transit trip is first-mile/last-mile travel.  

12. A cluster of crashes in a small area is a crash cluster.  

13. The physical layout of a road is its roadway geometry.  

14. When drivers do not stop for pedestrians, it is called failure to yield.  

15. A survey conducted at a bus stop is an intercept survey.  

16. The total width a pedestrian must cross is crossing distance.  

17. A structured assessment of site conditions is an environmental scan.  

18. The number of crashes at a location is its crash frequency.  

19. A sidewalk extension that shortens crossing distance is a curb extension.  

20. Pedestrian movement generated by transit use is transit-induced activity.  

SET 2 — 20 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions (with Answers in  

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1. A bus stop placed before an intersection is a near-side stop.  

2. The degree to which drivers follow speed limits is speed compliance.  

3. A pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk is a mid-block crossing.  

4. A numerical score used to rank crash locations is a crash index.  

5. Lighting, weather, and roadway features are environmental conditions.  

6. A sudden increase in boarding passengers is a passenger surge.  

7. A driver’s ability to detect pedestrians is visibility awareness.  

8. The space where pedestrians interact with transit vehicles is the transit-pedestrian interface.  

9. Categorizing observed actions is behavioral coding.  

10. A physical improvement such as a median is an engineering countermeasure.  

11. The surrounding land uses of a stop form its land-use context.  

12. A structured method for deciding which sites need improvements is a prioritization framework.  

13. Pedestrian activity generated by transit is pedestrian exposure.  

14. A driver action that creates a potential collision is a conflict maneuver.  

15. A survey questionnaire is a survey instrument.  

16. A pedestrian’s time spent near traffic lanes is exposure behavior.  

17. A roadway feature that shortens crossings is a curb extension.  

18. A protected center-roadway waiting area is a refuge island.  

19. Correcting survey errors is data cleaning.  

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20. A roadway where speeds are elevated is a high-speed corridor.  

SET 3 — 20 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions (with Answers in  

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1. The concentration of crashes in an area is crash density.  

2. A bus’s movement pattern along a route is operational flow.  

3. A pedestrian’s decision to cross based on traffic gaps is gap acceptance.  

4. A location with unusually high crash activity is a crash hotspot.  

5. A pedestrian’s sense of personal security is perceived safety.  

6. A roadway’s physical layout is its geometry.  

7. Observing behavior in natural settings is naturalistic observation.  

8. A structured procedure for collecting field data is an observation protocol.  

9. A design feature that slows vehicles is traffic calming.  

10. A bus stop placed after an intersection is a far-side stop.  

11. A pedestrian path chosen for convenience is a desire line.  

12. A factor that increases crash likelihood is a crash determinant.  

13. A driver’s failure to stop is failure to yield.  

14. A survey conducted at a bus stop is an intercept survey.  

15. A physical condition that increases crash risk is an environmental hazard.  

16. A protected crossing feature is a refuge island.  

17. A sudden increase in passenger activity is a passenger surge.  

18. The number of passengers using a stop is ridership volume.  

19. A roadway feature that blocks visibility is a sightline obstruction.  

20. A method for ranking dangerous locations is a prioritization framework.  

SET 4 — 20 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions (with Answers in  

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1. The amount of time a bus stays at a stop is dwell time.  

2. A pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk is a mid-block crossing.  

3. A bus stop before an intersection is a near-side stop.  

4. A bus stop after an intersection is a far-side stop.  

5. A roadway with high speeds is a high-speed corridor.  

6. A pedestrian’s decision about crossing gaps is gap acceptance.  

7. A physical improvement like lighting or medians is a safety countermeasure.  

8. A structured site assessment is an environmental scan.  

9. A driver action that creates a conflict is a maneuver.  

10. A pedestrian’s time spent near traffic is exposure behavior.  

11. A protected center-roadway waiting area is a refuge island.  

12. A roadway’s physical layout is its geometry.  

13. A survey tool is a survey instrument.  

14. A cluster of crashes is a crash cluster.  

15. Categorizing observed actions is behavioral coding.  

16. A design feature that shortens crossings is a curb extension.  

17. A driver’s ability to see pedestrians is visibility awareness.  

18. A sudden increase in boarding passengers is a passenger surge.  

19. A factor that contributes to a crash is a crash determinant.  

20. A method for identifying dangerous locations is hotspot identification.  

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