street legal
Allowed on roads
Street legal describes a vehicle that meets all requirements for use on public roads—proper lights, mirrors, emissions controls, and registration.
The term often arises with vehicles that might not qualify: Is that dirt bike street legal?
Modified cars and imported vehicles frequently face street legal questions.
The phrase extends figuratively to anything that passes official muster.
- roadworthySafe to drive legally
- licensedGranted official permission
- registeredFormally recorded or enrolled
- registration stickerVehicle compliance decal
- license plateVehicle identification marker
inspection · smog check · DMV · plates · insurance · safety inspection · highway · emissions · compliant · modified · certified · title · tags · headlights · brake lights · turn signals · horn honking · bumper
- Sport Bikessport bike, supersport, superbike, superbikes, crotch rocket
- Motorcycle RacingMotoGP, motocross, superbike, road racing, supersport
- Drag Racingdrag strip, dragster, Christmas tree, burnout, quarter mile
- racing tiresslicks, racing slicks, wet tires, wets, rain tires
street legalunlicensed
Without official permit
unregistered · non-compliant · unroadworthy · uninsurable · impounded
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