Transportation in Music
Originally a rhythm and blues piece that has been subsequently covered by many artists, this American classic song about an American classic road encourages listeners to 'Get their Kicks on _______'
What is Route 66?
Signs of this color indicate construction activity
What is orange?
In Oklahoma, it is illegal to read this particular type of publishing that often features superheros.
What is a comic book?
The largest American commercial airplane manufacturer
What is Boeing?
UC Davis was the second university to be given the "platinum" status for being friendly towards what mode of transportation?
What are bikes?
This 1973 Motown hit by Gladys Knight and the Pips describes a young couple going home after L.A. proved to be too much for them on a 'Midnight ______ to Georgia'
What is a train?
This is the shape of the California State Route sign.
What is a spade (or rounded triangle)?
In the city of Youngstown, Ohio, it's illegal to run out of this important vehicle fluid.
What is gasoline?
This U.S. president created the Interstate Highway System
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
The student-run bus system in Davis takes its name from an abbreviation of these two words.
What is University Transport?
This song, originally by Tom Cochrane and famously covered by Rascal Flatts for the 2006 animated film Cars, says that 'life is a _______'
What is highway?
In Canada, distances to destinations on guide signs seem so much higher than in the US for this reason.
What is the fact that the signs are in kilometers?
In this U.S. state, a person can leave an elephant, goat, or alligator tied to a parking meter as long as the meter is paid for.
What is Florida?
The longest Interstate Highway in the USA
What is I-90?
TAPS stand for this
What is Transportation and Parking Services?
This 2005 song by The Fray includes losing an argument in this transportation vehicle, commonly used to summit mountains.
What is a cable car?
These are the three colors on an Interstate Route Shield.
What are blue, white and red?
In New Jersey, it is illegal to make this facial expression at a police officer.
What is frown?
One out of every ___ jobs in the U.S. is transportation-related. (Hint: between 3 and 10)
What is seven?
UC Davis is nestled between this CA state route and this interstate route. (in order for full points!)
What are 113 and 80?
The lyrics of this 1977 Steve Miller Band song hopes that this modern mode of transportation 'won't carry me too far away'.
What is a 'jet airliner'/airplane
The three categories of signs according to the MUTCD are guide, regulatory, and _____. (hint: they are usually yellow)
What is warning?
In Georgia, it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, but it is okay to spit from this other common type of vehicle.
What is a truck?
The current secretary of the United States Department of Transportation
Who is Elaine Chao?
Davis is reluctant to allow this type of shared electric-powered mode of transportation, at least until new safety laws are developed.
What are electric scooters?