Types of Intersections
I look like a capital letter.
What is a T intersection ?
The term used to describe the traffic pattern that you use to initiate your crossing at a light controlled intersection.
What is the parallel surge?
If you are facing east and I am facing the same direction.
What is east?
It is supplemental service for individuals that cannot used a fixed-route transportation system.
What is para transit ?
The opposite of left.
What is right ?
Vehicles can drive in all four directions.
What is a plus intersection?
The noise, which makes it difficult to judge if it is safe to cross, such as an airplane or idling truck.
What is a masking sound?
The opposite of a Northwest corner is this?
What is Southwest?
If I use this I can ride some forms of public transportation for free.
What is an ADA identification card?
Turning 360 degrees is this type of turn.
What is a full turn?
It has stop signs at all corners.
What is a four-way stop sign intersection?
If it is before noon and you feel the sun on your left cheek, I am the direction you are facing.
What is south?
Four forms of public transportation on land.
What are subways, light rail, buses, trolleys, and shuttles?
If you turn 90 degrees and then turn another 90 degree you have turned this.
What is 180 degrees or a half turn ?
It can be heard, felt, and sometimes has a countdown. It helps pedestrians with visual impairments.
What is an Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS)?
I provide information about the time pedestrians are given to cross in an auditory-tactile format.
What is an Accessible Pedestrian Signal (APS)?
If 6th Street is to the north of you and 8th Avenue is to the east of you, I am the corner you are standing on.
What is the Southwest corner?
I am a form of transportation like Uber and Lyft.
What is ridesharing?
If you turn right and then make a 180 degree turn what way would you face.
What is left?
The roads at intersections can be next to or intersecting, they have two geometric names.
What are parallel and perpendicular?
When a pedestrian is crossing a street or highway guided by a dog or carrying a white cane, vehicles must come to a complete stop or yield to pedestrians.
What is the White Cane Law?
The four intercardinal (or ordinal) directions which are formed by bisecting the angle of the cardinal direction.
What are Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and Northwest?
A form of transportation with above ground stops and fixed-routes. Some stops for this form of transportation have shelters and others do not.
What are buses?
If you turn to your left and then turn 90 degrees three times what way are you facing?
What is forward or in your starting position?