Glossary / General

street legal

13 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Street legal means a car can drive on regular roads and follow the rules, like having lights and brakes that work.

Technical Definition

A vehicle is street legal if it meets all the required safety, emissions, and registration standards to be driven on public roads.

Hear It Discussed

"It's purely a track day toy, not street legal. [1634.8s] We've listed a couple of those, right?"
169 Genuine Certified Predetermined Collectibles, Theoretical Rallies Bring a Trailer Podcast 27:12

"Although one of them, the gym, is a car. It's actually street, legal, someplace wacko out west."
#2628: Big Freshman on Campus The Best of Car Talk 02:29

"but people are like, is this a cheater car? Yeah, I mean, it might not be street legal. Whatever this power unit is, may or may not be able to pass smog or anything like that."
Driving School; Dodge Charger Review; 1981 Classifieds; Q&A The Smoking Tire 27:47