When I was a little kid, (6 and under,) I believed that all you had to do was hold the stearing wheel, and the car would automaticaly go.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I once thought that there were little mice under the wheel on Wheel of Fortune making the wheel move— Kara
- I believed alligators lived in toilets, and one apparently got hold of my sister.Anon
- If you hold your breath and make a wish under a highway tunnel it will come true....I still hold my breath :)— aj
- i used to believe that when i grew up i was going to become the wheel of a truckAnon
- I used to believe that the moon was a big cheese wheelAnon
- I used to think that drivers accelerated by turning the steering wheel.Anon