Make a Golf Cart Street Legal

A street legal golf cart is a cart which features all necessary equipment to be certified for legal use on the road in the United States of America. But the laws which make a golf cart street legal vary from state to state and even from town to town. However, all street legal golf carts typically feature 5 key golf cart accessories installed on them that complete a golf cart street legal kit:

• Golf cart lights (headlights & taillights w/ brake lights)
• Golf cart mirrors
• A windshield
• A horn kit
• Seatbelts (one per rider)

Once you have these necessary parts installed on your golf cart, you will still need to get the golf cart registered with either the State vehicle department, or your local municipality for use in your town. Additionally, your local authority may require your cart to have a license plate. And you will need to have insurance (Personal Injury Protection and Property Damage Liability) as well.

Lights

Street Legal Golf Cart Light Kits include:

• Headlights: To keep the path lit in front of you, and alert other vehicles and people of your presence.
• Taillights: Same as headlights, but for the back side of your cart.
• Horn: In case of emergency need while driving.
• Turn Signals / Indicators: The roadway requires that you can signal to other drivers of your intent to turn or change lanes.
• Brake Lights: Taillights alone are not enough to be street legal, your taillights will need to brighten when you apply your cart’s brakes, to signal to other drivers your intent to slow down.

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Mirrors

Driving without mirrors is truly driving blind. Mirrors are essential when driving your cart on the road or through your neighborhood, and are a key piece to making your golf cart street legal. They give you increased safety and command while you’re riding (and you can be sure you’ll never miss the drink-cart lady as she drives past again)! But in all seriousness, it is incredibly important to know what’s behind you while you’re on the road. Golf Cart side-view mirrors and rear-view mirrors alike make driving your golf cart feel as safe as driving your car.

Windshield

A golf cart windshield is necessary when making your cart street legal. And just like all the other necessary street legal accessories, they make using your cart better. Windshields add functionality to your cart while keeping the bugs off your face and the wind chill (or rain) out of your eyes when driving. The best part about golf cart windshields is that most require no drilling or modification to install!

Seat Belts

Again, just like in cars… seat belts are needed in your golf cart to operate legally on the road as well. Don’t want your passengers falling out on a busy road! And the general rule of thumb is one seat belt per passenger (to stay out of trouble). So this rule applies to all seats on your cart