Driving licence, theory test
Azerbaijan's road traffic rules: signs, junctions, practice tickets and the real-format test
Step-by-step preparation for the driving-licence theory test in Azerbaijan: the rules of the Law «On road traffic», every road sign, road markings, traffic lights and the traffic controller, priority at junctions, speed, overtaking, stopping, safety and first aid. Each topic is its own lesson, explained with top-down road situations; at the end come real-format tickets, 10 questions, 15 minutes, 9 correct answers to pass.
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- lessons
- 28
- modules
- 7
- tests
- 51
- hours of lessons
- 6.5
Course content
7 modules, 28 lessons. Each module has its own level, and the lessons follow in order.
The test, key terms and the driver’s duties
How the theory test works, licence categories, the law’s key terms and what a driver must do.
- 1The theory test and the driving licenceHow the theory test works (10 questions, 15 minutes, at least 9 correct), which documents you need, licence categories and minimum ages, and how long a licence is valid.
- 2Key terms of road trafficThe terms of Article 1 of the law: the parts of a road, junctions and the main road, stopping versus standing, giving way, overtaking, limited visibility, built-up areas and residential zones.
- 3The driver’s duties and documentsThe documents a driver must carry, the police signal to stop, the check before setting off, making way for vehicles with special signals and what is forbidden at the wheel (Law, Articles 36-37).
Road signs
The seven groups of signs, one lesson each: shape, colour and where each sign applies.
- 4Warning signsWhite triangles with a red border: what danger each one warns of, where they stand (150-300 m and 50-100 m), the level-crossing signs and the bend-direction boards.
- 5Priority signsThe main road, «Give way», STOP and priority on narrow sections: how the signs decide who goes first, and what happens when the main road turns.
- 6Prohibitory signsRound signs with a red border: bans on entry, traffic, overtaking, speed, stopping and standing, the zone where a sign applies, who is exempt, and the «end of» signs.
- 7Mandatory signsBlue circles: permitted directions, passing an obstacle, roundabouts, cars only, cycle and foot paths, minimum speed and their exceptions.
- 8Information signsRectangular signs: motorway and motor road, one-way road, lanes, stops, built-up areas, zones, residential zones and the permanent right turn; what the blue, white and yellow backgrounds mean.
- 9Service signsBoards with a wide blue border: first aid, hospital, filling station, vehicle service, police post, the emergency phone and extinguisher at an emergency stopping place; where and how far ahead they stand.
- 10Additional platesThe white plates under a sign: distance, zone and direction of application, type of vehicle, time, how to park, the direction of the main road and more.
Road markings, traffic lights and the controller
The lines on the road, every traffic-light signal and the controller’s arm signals.
- 11Road markingsWhich longitudinal lines may be crossed; the stop line, crossings, lane arrows, yellow lines, the yellow grid and vertical markings.
- 12Traffic lightsWhat every light means, arrows and the additional section, pedestrian lights, reversible-lane lights, tram signals and where to stop on a stop signal.
- 13The traffic controller’s signalsWho goes and who stops at the «Attention», «Movement in a set direction» and «Left turn» signals; signals to a particular driver; and why the controller overrides the traffic lights.
Manoeuvres and junctions
Moving off, turning, changing lanes, U-turns and who goes first at a junction.
- 14Moving off, changing lanes and turningWhen to signal, whom to give way to, which lane to take before a turn, and where U-turns and reversing are banned.
- 15Junctions with traffic lightsWhom to give way to when turning left on green, the extra arrow section, tram priority, clearing the junction and where to stop at red.
- 16Junctions without traffic lightsMain and minor roads, the right-hand rule, whom a left-turner gives way to, trams, roundabouts and roads whose surface you cannot see.
Speed, overtaking, stopping and parking
Speed limits and following distance, the rules of overtaking, where you may stop and park.
- 17Speed and following distanceSpeed limits in and outside built-up areas, which vehicle may do how much, following distance, stopping distance and speed-related bans.
- 18Overtaking and passing oncoming trafficWhat to check before overtaking, which side to overtake on, where overtaking is banned, what to do when you are overtaken and who gives way in a narrow place.
- 19Stopping, standing and parkingThe difference between stopping and standing, where and how to stop, where stopping and standing are banned, leaving the vehicle and the paid-parking rules.
Special places and road users
Level crossings, pedestrians and cyclists, motorways and residential zones, lights, towing and loads.
- 20Level crossingsA railway may be crossed only at a level crossing and only after giving way to trains. The lesson covers the approach signs, the barrier and the two red lights, when entering is prohibited, where to stop, and what to do if the car is stuck on the tracks.
- 21Pedestrians, cyclists and public transportWhere drivers meet the most vulnerable road users: pedestrian crossings, turns, bus stops, buses carrying children, cycle lanes. The lesson explains who gives way to whom and the rules for cyclists and small electric vehicles.
- 22Motorways, built-up areas and residential zonesAfter one sign the same car drives under different rules: 5.1 starts a motorway, 5.22 a built-up area, 5.51 a residential zone. The lesson gives the definitions, speed limits, bans and priority rules for each.
- 23Lights and the hornLights are there to see and to be seen; the horn may be used in only two cases. The lesson covers which lights are on in the dark and in tunnels, when to dip the main beam, who drives with dipped headlights in daylight, fog lights, lights when stopped, and the horn.
- 24Towing, carrying people and loadsA car does not only carry itself: it may tow another car, carry people and loads, and the law sets measures and bans for each. The lesson explains rigid and flexible towing, when towing is banned, carrying people in a lorry, and load overhang and securing.
Safety and responsibility
A roadworthy vehicle, seat belts and children, phones and alcohol, what to do at a crash and first aid, fines.
- 25A roadworthy vehicleBefore every trip the driver checks that the vehicle is roadworthy. Annex 1 of the law lists the faults of brakes, steering, lights, tyres, mirrors, horn and mandatory equipment; Article 30 sets the inspection intervals.
- 26Seat belts, children, phones and alcoholFour rules about the driver’s own behaviour: wear a seat belt and make passengers wear theirs, seat children correctly, never hold the phone while moving, and never drive drunk or exhausted.
- 27At a crash: the driver’s duties and first aidAfter a crash the driver secures the scene, calls for help, informs the police and gives first aid. The lesson covers the duties of Art. 37.IV and first-aid steps based on the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021.
- 28Responsibility, fines and penalty pointsA traffic offence can lead to administrative, criminal and civil liability. The lesson gathers the main fines of the Code of Administrative Offences in one dated table and explains penalty points and where criminal liability begins.
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