"Quad motorcycle" qualified as a motor vehicle in terms of the RAF Act 56 of 1996 -requirements relaxed in Jeffrey v Road Accident Fund 2012 4 SA 475 (GSJ)" 2013: 46(3) De Jure 245-266

Abstract

A claimant can only be successful with a claim against the Road Accident Fund (RAF) if the claimant was in fact injured by the negligent driving of a "motor vehicle" or "other unlawful" act connected to a "motor vehicle or the driving thereof" (Klopper Third Party Compensation (2012) 64). Thus the definition of a "motor vehicle" is of paramount importance. If the injury or death of a person was caused by something other than the driving of a "motor vehicle" or "other unlawful act" then the claimant would not be able to claim from the RAF (Klopper 56). Section 1 of the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996 (the Act) defines a "motor vehicle" as:

[a]ny vehicle designed or adapted for propulsion or haulage on a road by means of fuel, gas or electricity, including a trailer, a caravan, an agricultural or any other implement designed or adapted to be drawn by such motor vehicle. (our emphasis)