when i was younger i used to believe that the 'slippery when wet' sign on the side of the road meant that when you drove there your tires would fall off and the strings that held them on would hang out. until i was 13 i was terrified to go past one of those signs.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to think that planes were held up by stringsAnon
- 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 the Do Not Pass signs on the roads meant you were'nt aloud to pass the sign. I was 14.Anon
- I thought for the longest time that a No Standing traffic sign meant no person should stand near that sign.— Shannon
- I used to believe that if you drove over a banana peel the car would slide off the road.Anon
- I used to beleive that road signs grew out of the ground.— Tiana