~ Hands Up For Road Safety ~

Everyday we are bombarded with news of road accidents that often result in fatalities. The numbers are alarming as recent statistics from the Road Safety Department show that an average of 18 people are killed in road accidents everyday in Malaysia. The lives lost not only weigh heavily on the families that mourn them, but the country as well, for the passing of each of the thousands of lives lost on the road every year has an impact on the fabric of society and the economy.

But who is responsible for these very worrying numbers? We are quick to blame others and point out their weaknesses but unfortunately, we overlook the fact that we are often just as guilty of committing the same offenses and indulging in the same driving habits that lead to accidents. This vicious cycle has escalated to the point that many drivers no longer even think twice before doing something that they shouldn’t – it's as simple as "everyone else does it, why can't I?"

MUFORS is a community project that was set up not only to empower you, the Rakyat, to voice out your thoughts and concerns on road safety in the country but more importantly as a platform for all of us to take a minute to think about how we as road users can do our part to making our roads safer for all.

"Malaysians Unite for Road Safety" Day will fall on 9th September, 2009 (090909). In conjunction with MUFORS 090909, we are calling on all Malaysians to make a pledge on how to reduce accidents and save lives, and to honour these pledges on Wednesday, the 9th of September, 2009 between the hours of 9:00am-to-9:00pm.

Our fervent hope is that these pledges honoured over a 12-hour period will transform into a lifetime of change.

Isn't it time we took matters into our own hands? Let's start taking responsibility for our own actions and pledge to save lives, our own and that of others, today. Let Malaysians Unite for Road Safety!

Ready to submit your pledge now??
So you've decided to save lives and do your bit to be a safer Malaysian driver, but what next?

It's simple: all you need to do is submit your pledge with your name and email address for Malaysians Unite for Road Safety 090909 via video, photo, text or SMS. You can choose either one of these methods, or go crazy and submit using all four ways!

The following are the Rules & Regulations. Please read them before submitting your pledges. We reserve the right to remove pledges that do not conform to the rules and regulations:

1. Pledge submissions should in English or Bahasa Malaysia only.

2. All forms of pledges SHOULD NOT contain:

   1. Any copyrighted material not in the public domain or for which you have not obtained the rights to use;
   2. 3rd party voice-overs for which you have not obtained the rights to use;
   3. 3rd party stock photography or artwork for which you have not obtained the rights to use;
   4. Nudity, lewd or vulgar behavior; offensive language and/or gestures; and
   5. Off topic subjects that do not have anything to do with the MUFORS campaign.

3. Once submitted, MUFORS reserves the right to use your submission on any of its correlating websites (ie. Facebook). MUFORS also reserves the right to remove your submission on the website without prior notice.

4. Participants can submit as many videos, photos, SMS or text pledges as they like.

   • For video pledges: Upload your pledge clip to YouTube (you may need to register there first) and submit the YouTube link to your clip

   • For photo pledges: feel free to use any form of visible signage to communicate your pledge. Alternatively, you may download from the website – print it out, write your pledge on it and snap a picture! Submit your image (JPEG only, 100kb or less in size)

   • For SMS pledges: Send your SMS pledge in the following format to 32324. A 65 sen charge applies. MUFORS (Your Name) PLG (Your pledge message).
     
     For example,
     MUFORS johndoe PLG I pledge to not answer calls while I’m driving.

   • For text pledges: key in your text pledge, in 500 characters or less, in the text box
     

Your pledges can be as creative as possible but most importantly, do remember to honour your pledges come 090909 and hopefully, for the rest of your life.

The best five video and photo pledges will receive a PLUSmiles card worth RM500, and the best five text pledges will receive a PLUSmiles card worth RM300.

Official website :- www.090909.org.my