When I was young and we drove past streets with 'no exit' signs, I thought it meant that once you went down the street, you could never get back out!
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- i used to believe that the no outlet signs meant that noone in that section of the street had electricityAnon
- Street signs with the upward pointing arrow was for airplanes. — Tammy
- I thought the "To Let" signs on buildings meant they were public toilets.— Scottish Laddie
- Up until I was 17 I thought that 'no outlet' signs meant that the steet didn't have any streetlights.— Kelsey
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that the "ped x-ing" signs meant "pediatrician crossing."— Jessica