Traffic Congestion in Cities

What is traffic congestion?

• A situation with more vehicles than the roads can handle.

• A situation with more pedestrians than the roads can handle.

• A situation with more pedestrians than the cars can handle.

• A situation with more roads than the vehicles can handle.

Which of the following is not a transport infrastructure?

• Bus stop outside Swiss Cottage Secondary School

• Ms Christina's Bicycle

• Boon Lay Bus Interchange

• Bukit Batok Road

___________ transport are provided by the government or private companies.

• Private

• People

• Personal

• Public

Which of the following is not a mode of public transport?

• Trams in Hong Kong

• Tuk-tuks in Bangkok, Thailand

• Comfort Taxis in Singapore

• Carpool

Which of the following is a characteristic of traffic congestion?

• Cars travelling at 80km/h

• Long vehicular queues < 5 mins

• Long vehicular queues > 15 mins

• Cars travelling at 55 km/h

CBD in Singapore is highly accessible with connecting roads & MRT tracks.

CBD stands for _____________________.

• Central Business District

• Car Busy District

• Control Business District

• Car and Bus District

Which of the following is not a cause of traffic congestion?

• Inadequate transport services

• Walking to school

• Movement to provide goods

• Separation of work and residential areas

Define mobility. 'It is the movement of people and goods _____________'

• from place to place in reasonable time and cost

• from place to place within the shortest time

• from place to place in the cheapest mode

• from place to place using a public transport only

Which of the following can be considered a peak hour traffic?

• 7 am to 9 am

• 10 am to 11 am

• 3 pm to 4 pm

• 9 pm to 11 pm

Identify the impact of traffic congestion in Beijing as shown in the photograph.

• Smoke machine

• Smog

• Smoke

• Mist