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Driving in Iraq
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
60 / 100 / 120 km/h · 37 / 62 / 75 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Both accepted
Self-drive is not a realistic proposition for visitors. Vehicles come with local drivers who know the checkpoints.
Blood alcohol limit
0.00% in practice
Tolls
None of consequence.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
No effective requirement.
Checkpoints govern every intercity journey and a local driver is what makes them straightforward. Roadside ordnance contamination means never pulling off the paved surface in former conflict areas. Fuel is cheap and widely available.