Afonso went to school on foot with his father. When they reached a crosswalk, his father warned Afonso to look both ways before crossing. Suddenly, a car appeared but managed to brake in time. Afonso got scared and started crying. His father scolded him for not being careful. At school, Afonso's teacher asked why he was sad. Afonso said it was because he didn't look both ways and got a big scare. To help Afonso, the teacher had the idea to talk to the whole class about traffic rules, and thus the idea for a project on road safety was born.