ITE FACTS
Misc.
Important Stuff You Should Know
Roads & Things on the Roads
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100

The section of ITE that TAMUite is a part of

What is the Brazos Valley Section?

100

This animated movie features talking vehicles and is inspired by the decline of Route 66, a historic highway that passes through the Texas Panhandle.

What is Cars?

100
FHWA
What is the Federal Highway Administration?
100
A circular intersection with yield control at entry
What is a Roundabout?
100
VMT
What is Vehicle-Miles of Travel?
200
The location of the ITE headquarters
What is Washington D.C.?
200

This 1977 action comedy starring Burt Reynolds centers on an illegal cross-country car race that starts in Texas.

What is Smokey and the Bandit?

200

The current U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Who is Sean Duffy?

200
a portion of a roadway that has been designated for preferential or exclusive use by bicyclists by pavement markings and, if used, signs.
What is a Bicycle Lane?
200
MUTCD
What is the Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices?
300
The year ITE was founded?
What is 1930?
300

The project which plans to create high-speed rail system connecting Dallas to Houston

What is the Texas High Speed Rail?

300
AASHTO
What is American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials?
300
a street or highway intended to provide access to the rear or side of lots or buildings in urban areas and not intended for the purpose of through vehicular traffic.
What is an Alley?
300
AWDT
What is Average Weekday Daily Traffic?
400

ITE's current international president

Who is Gordon Meth?

400

TxDOT was originally founded in 1917 under this name, reflecting its early focus on roadway construction.

Texas Highway Department?

400
The year the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act was enacted
What is 1956?
400
A low to moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads
What is a Collector Road?
400
DDHV
What is Directional Design-Hour Volume?
500

The current TEXite president

Who is Larry Picasso?

500

The number of Federal Interstate Highway continuous miles in Texas

What is 3,233?

500
The president who championed the formation of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways Act
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
500
a non-limited access road running parallel to a higher-speed road, usually a freeway, and feeding it at appropriate points of access
What is a Frontage Road?
500
PHF
What is Peak-Hour Factor?
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