I always thought that gas was black and slimy like heavily used oil (maybe because of cartoons). I was so convinced of this that the first time I pumped a car full of gas as a teenager and saw what came out, I thought they were trying to rip me off by watering it down!

Ann Y.

For some strange reason I used to think Hummers were the cars used to carry the dead in funeral processions. It took me until I was about 14 years old to realize the hearses carried the dead people, not Hummers.

Anon

When I was very young, maybe two or three, my mum was dropping my brother off at school. I came along and rode in the car. My mum was then going to drive home, but I wanted to go somewhere else, like the shops. But my mum didn't want to go there. So while I was sitting in the car, I tied pushing back against the seat - I thought I'd be strong enough to make the car change direction and go to the shops.

Sarah

i useed to believe that fuel was free for vehicles

ashan

my mom told me that the emergency light button in the car was an ejector seat . every time that anyone went remotely near this button i absolutlely crapped myself. i beileved this till i was nine :(

dan

When my parents were driving, and I was in the passenger seat, I believed that we were actually colliding with everything I could see in the windshield. I just couldn't feel it.

Bryndolyn

I thought that if you were speeding and hit a speed bump, it would cause your car to fly into the air.

SeñorChaCha

When I was a child I believed that the indicator for the temp. of the car was actually the temp. of the key. Based on the illustration of the thermometer I thought it was a key.

Luke

When I was young (4 or 5) I used to think that gas stations that had Full Service would give you a "Happy ending" after filling up your tank. This explained to me why my uncle would only go to gas stations that had Full Service.

Still in Therapy

I don't remember how old I was, or even what we were doing. I figure we were probably driving home from out of state, because it was very late and I had blankets. We had to meet up with someone to "jump" our car which had died. I was puzzled when my dad told me I didn't have to get out. I thought "Isn't it dangerous to be in here while that car's jumping us? I mean.. it might fall on us!"

Anon

I used to think that if I sit behind the driver in a car, I wouldnt be able to see anything and the door would fly open and I would fall out of the car and get run over by cars coming the opposite way!
I have no idea where this stems from, but ive believed that for as long as I can remember. I still cant sit behind a driver, I refuse to get in the car, but when im driving myself its ok ... as im in control of the car so nothing bad will happen to me. Go figure.

Anon

Pressing on the gas pedal means that your car can do anything...including going up a vertical wall.

Anon

When I was very small, my older brother told me that when people got in a Winnebago, they could never get out again. So whenever we drove by one, I always looked at the people in them and felt very sorry.

Bryan

When I was little..I use to think that your car stucked up the lines on the highway and then shoot them out when you passed by them.

Angel

my best friend till the age of 11 didn't get into any car!near her school there was this sign:"drivers be aware of children"..young she was,she thought that some*bad*people steal children actually from the cars...and the drivers have to be carefull of these robbers that steal their kids!!!!

till now,i think she believes it somehow...

my best friend...

I used to think that cars couldn't be painted purple or pink, proably because I rarely saw cars of that color on the road.

Toujin

When I was small, my sister and I would ride in the car a lot. We were both always trying to figure out who was at the front of the freeway. My sister decided that all freeways led to Washington DC and that the President was at the front.

zabie

When I was young, my mother told me that the sounds the crosswalks made told the blind people when it was alright to go. For the longest time, I wondered what the heck blind people were doing driving!

Anon

when i was little my sister had told me that the toggle on the bottom of the rear view mirror used to tilt the mirror was actually used to make the airbags in the car go off

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