Road crash data reveals that thousands of people are killed or injured on South African roads from car accidents ever year. Approximately 14,000 people die entirely avoidable deaths on South Africa’s roads totalling to more than 40 deaths per day. The International Transport Forum found that South Africa ranked worst out of 36 countries for road fatalities.
It is however not only the fatalities that are concerning to for road safety and transport authorities. For every life lost in a road crash there are several injured, maimed and permanently disabled.
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) provides a social security safety net to the country and economy by making available compulsory social insurance cover to all users of South African roads against injuries sustained or death arising from accidents involving motor vehicles within the borders of South Africa.
During 2013, The Road Accident Fund paid out individual claims to the value of over R220 million. Despite some individuals...
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