South Africa has one of the world’s poorest road safety records, in fact, the country’s roads are among the most dangerous in the world. The statistics are nothing short of alarming. Roughly 1 million road accidents are reported every year. This is according to a report by the World Health Organisation, which estimates a fatality rate of 31.9 deaths per 100 000 people, while the global average is only 18 deaths per 100 000 people. What is the Road Accident Fund (RAF)?