Fundamentals of Transportation

Define "Transportation"

• Rental Car

• Transfer of goods

• Taxi / Grab

• Public Transport

Below are the disadvantages of public transport EXCEPT:

• Long waiting times.

• Pretty crowded at rush hour.

• Some public transport systems are quite bad.

• Save time

Which of the following example classified under compulsory trip?

• I. Tourism

• II. Recreational activities

• III. School

• IV. Office – Work

With the existence of transport, people from all over Malaysia can enjoy eating rice where ever they are, as transport will transport it from the state of origin to different states of destination as demanded. This under which role of transport in society?

• Generate economic activities

• Reduce travelling time

• Accessibility

• Generate income

Export and Import cannot exist without transportation services

• True

• False

In times of national crisis, due to war or internal disturbance, transport helps in quick movement of troops and the supplies needed in the operation

• True

• False

Which statement is TRUE about transport?

• All goods must be moved from the factory to the consumer

• Everybody travels (work, shopping, leisure, business)

• All raw materials must be conveyed to the manufacture or usage

• All of the above are true

Which is NOT match refer to movement of goods?

• Manufacturer will move raw materials from their place of origin to the processing plant and moving the finished goods to the consumption point

• Arises from distribution of raw materials, skills and labor

• Can be handle within a single jurisdiction

• Complex chain of inter-regional and international trips

The definition of the Transportation System is....................

• the system of roadways in a city.

• The structure of ways where a particular transport can be operated safely regardless of its mode.

• the various means of moving vehicles around a city or town

• infrastructure that includes roads and railroad

One of the following is NOT a role of transport in society:

• Increase unemployment

• Reduce traveling time

• Accessibility

• Generate economic activities