Traffic Law for Heavy Vehicles
What the exam tests
This domain checks your ability to apply Iraqi road rules to heavy vehicles: right-of-way, speed, overtaking, documents, accident duties and penalties. Questions often describe a junction, a police signal or a roadside check and ask who must give way or what must be produced.
Core rules
- Iraq drives on the right; overtaking is normally on the left.
- A police officer's signal overrides traffic lights, signs and markings.
- Carry a valid heavy-vehicle licence, registration, insurance and any operating permit.
- At an accident: stop, switch on hazards, warn traffic, assist without exposing yourself, exchange details and report to police.
- Penalties can include fines, licence points, suspension and vehicle detention.
Worked example
A truck reaches an unmarked four-way junction at the same moment as a car approaching from its right. No signs or lights control the junction. The truck should give way. The reasoning: equal priority is resolved by yielding to the vehicle on the right; vehicle size does not create priority. If the truck arrived first and was already established in the junction, it should proceed predictably rather than stop in the intersection.
Traps
Do not treat a main road as automatic priority if a police officer waves cross traffic through. Do not leave an accident because damage looks minor. Do not assume a green light protects you from an obstruction ahead: you must be able to clear the junction.