Public Transit Vocabulary - Statistics

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Answer Stats

Hint	First Letter	Answer	% Correct
A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.	B	Bus	98%
The required payment for a ride on a public transportation vehicle.	F	Fare	94%
A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.	F	Ferry	94%
An underground rapid rail transit system.	S	Subway	86%
An off-street facility where passengers wait for, board, alight from or transfer between transit units. May have a waiting room and separate boarding and alighting platforms, and may offer ticket sales, information, fare collection or other services.	S	Station	82%
A mechanical vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and/or freight along a purpose-built track or path.	T	Train	82%
The extent to which facilities are free of barriers and usable by mobile handicapped people.	A	Accessibility	78%
A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, generally driven by someone who leases the vehicle from the company that owns it.	T	Taxi	78%
An individually controlled rail passenger vehicle operating in mixed street traffic and propelled by gripping a continuously moving cable located in an underground slot between the rails.	C	Cable car	73%
A transit system consisting of vehicles supported and guided by a single guideway (rail or beam), usually elevated.	M	Monorail	73%
A place where passengers wait for, board or alight from, or transfer between transit units, usually identified by a sign and distinctive curb or pavement markings. May provide shelter, seating, service information or a combination of these.	S	Stop	73%
An enclosed car attached to a cable mechanically lifted up the side of a mountain.	G	Gondola	71%
A designated, specified path to which a transit unit is assigned. Frequently identified by an alphanumeric designation.	R	Route	71%
A long-distance or privately hired bus.	C	Coach	67%
A passenger railroad service that operates within metropolitan areas on trackage that usually is part of the general railroad system.	C	{Commuter} rail	59%
An instrument issued to passengers conferring the right (for free or for a fee) to change from one transit unit or mode to another.	T	Transfer	59%
A method of transit pricing based on the geographical partitioning of the service area, with fares being determined by the distance travelled and the number of partitions traversed.	Z	{Zoned} fare	59%
A light rail vehicle, usually a single car, but also attached together, operating on city streets.	S	Streetcar	55%
A theoretical concept for an automated guideway transit system that would operate small units (2 to 6 passengers) under computer control over an elaborate system of guideways.	P	{Personal} rapid transit	45%
A road or section of road dedicated to public buses. May contain tracks or grooves to restrict other traffic.	B	Busway	37%
A transit system that generally serves one urban area, using high speed, electrically powered passenger rail cars operating in trains on exclusive rights of way, without grade crossings and with high platforms.	H	{Heavy} rail transit	33%
A bus that can lower its body or entrance door to facilitate boarding by the elderly or people with disabilities.	K	{Kneeling} bus	31%
A privately owned vehicle (typically rather small) operated on a fixed route, but not usually on a fixed schedule, and for a low fare.	J	Jitney	29%
Forms of transit services that are more flexible and personalized than conventional fixed-route, fixed-schedule service, and which may only be available to a specific group, e.g., the elderly, employees of a company, or residents of a neighborhood.	P	{Para}transit	24%