When I was younger I would read the traffic signs on the side of the road but could never understand why we were passing the ones that clearly said "DO NOT PASS" - I finally decided it must mean going off the road onto the area behind the sign. Obviously I was wrong on both counts!
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- I used to think that we were breaking a law every time my mom passed a "Do Not Pass" sign on the road. — Kyra
- I used to believe the Do Not Pass signs on the roads meant you were'nt aloud to pass the sign. I was 14.Anon
- I used to believe that some day, they'd finally let the Coyote catch the Road Runner. I was so wrong. Le Sigh.— Givema Break
- I used to beleive that road signs grew out of the ground.— Tiana
- I used to believe the "Yield" from the road sign was somebody's name.— julia
- I used to see "End Road Work" signs, and thought they were a sort of protest.— Sebastian