Navigation & Route Planning Flashcards
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A passenger asks to be taken from the Bronx to Staten Island. Which crossing must the driver use?
Answer: The Goethals Bridge or Bayonne Bridge via New Jersey, or the Staten Island Ferry from Manhattan
There is no direct bridge from the Bronx to Staten Island; drivers must route through Manhattan to the Staten Island Ferry or through New Jersey via the Goethals or Bayonne Bridge.
What is the primary purpose of the NYC DOT 'Turn Restrictions' signs that TLC drivers must obey?
Answer: To manage traffic flow, reduce congestion, and improve pedestrian safety at intersections
Turn restriction signs are placed by NYC DOT to manage traffic flow, reduce gridlock, and protect pedestrians — all drivers including TLC must comply.
A driver is on the FDR Drive heading southbound and needs to exit for the Brooklyn Bridge. Which exit should they take?
Answer: Exit at the Brooklyn Bridge/Civic Center exit near Chambers Street
The Brooklyn Bridge/Civic Center exit off the FDR Drive is located near Chambers Street, providing direct access to the bridge approach.
During a street closure due to a special event in Midtown, a TLC driver's GPS suggests a route through the closed area. What should the driver do?
Answer: Ignore the GPS and find an alternate legal route around the closure
GPS maps may not reflect real-time closures; the driver is responsible for obeying all posted signs and finding a legal alternate route.
What does a 'No Standing' sign in NYC mean for a TLC driver waiting to pick up a passenger?
Answer: The driver may not stop for any reason, even momentarily
A 'No Standing' sign prohibits stopping for any purpose other than actively loading or unloading passengers or freight at that moment; waiting is not permitted.
The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (formerly Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel) connects which two areas?
Answer: Lower Manhattan and Red Hook, Brooklyn
The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel runs beneath the East River connecting Lower Manhattan (Battery Park area) to Red Hook in Brooklyn.
A TLC driver is dispatched to pick up at an address on 'West 57th Street.' On which side of which avenue does the odd-numbered building range typically begin?
Answer: At Fifth Avenue, numbers start low heading west and increase as you go west toward the Hudson River
Manhattan's address numbering on crosstown streets starts at Fifth Avenue; numbers increase heading west toward the Hudson River and east toward the East River from that baseline.