Dec-2025 PTOE Study Material, Preparation Guide and PDF Download [Q92-Q115]

QUESTION 92
A signalized intersection has a peak hour factor (PHF) of 0.80 based on 15-minute counts of 400, 350, 300, and 250 vehicles. What is the hourly volume?

QUESTION 93
By U.S. federal law, every urbanized area over what population size must have an ongoing transportation planning process?

QUESTION 94
A two-lane rural road with an AADT of 8,000 vehicles per day experiences 12 crashes over 2 years on a 4- mile segment. What is the crash rate per 100 million vehicle miles?

QUESTION 95
A conflict of interest is best addressed by:

QUESTION 96
The MUTCD allows the use of fluorescent coral background for signs in what specific situation?

QUESTION 97
A traffic engineer conducted a study on a basic freeway segment. The average space mean speed was 30 mi/h.
The flow rate was 1,800 veh/h. What was the density of flow?

QUESTION 98
A contractor signs a contract to build an office building for $1.5M on a lump sum basis, projecting 10% net profit. The work costs $1.6M to complete. Under contract law, the contractor is entitled to receive:

QUESTION 99
What is the minimum length of a crest vertical curve on a road with a design speed of 60 mph, an algebraic difference in grades of 4%, and a K-value of 151, per AASHTO standards?

QUESTION 100
Which statement about the low-bid competitive bidding process is INCORRECT?

QUESTION 101
What is headway in the context of traffic flow?

QUESTION 102
Which of the following is a possible example of a “system interchange”?

QUESTION 103
Which of the following rules hinders making a sound ethical decision?

QUESTION 104
In a contract negotiation, a clause states: “Unless a result of negligence, the liability of either party to each other for damages is limited to the total fees of this agreement.” What is this clause called?

QUESTION 105
What does traffic demand represent?

QUESTION 106
A freeway ramp meter operates at a rate of 4 seconds per vehicle during peak hours. What is the maximum hourly flow rate for a single-lane ramp?

QUESTION 107
As a professional engineer originally licensed 30 years ago, you are asked to evaluate a newly developed computer control system for a public transportation system. You may accept if:

QUESTION 108
What is the reciprocal of speed?

QUESTION 109
A traffic engineer is designing a signal timing plan for an arterial with a desired progression speed of 30 mph and intersections spaced 1,760 feet apart. What is the travel time between intersections?

QUESTION 110
A professional engineer is offered a gift of event tickets from a contractor. Per the NCEES Model Rules, what should the engineer do?

QUESTION 111
If a two-way arterial street is converted to a one-way arterial street, which of the following is LEAST likely to occur?

QUESTION 112
For a signalized intersection with a 100-second cycle length, what is the effective green time for an approach with a green time of 40 seconds and a lost time of 4 seconds?

QUESTION 113
Which of the following is a requirement (Standard) of the U.S. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices?

QUESTION 114
According to the HCM, what is the capacity adjustment factor for a freeway segment with a driver population consisting of 20% unfamiliar drivers?

QUESTION 115
A project was awarded at a lump sum price of $2 million with 10% retainage. The construction is 95% complete and substantially complete. The amount the owner should retain is nearly: