I thought that turning on the blinkers (either left or right) automatically slowed down the vehicle, kind of like a gentle brake.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that you could not make the car turn left or right without turning the blinker on.— Christy Shane
- When I was young, I thought that when you turn the blinkers on in the car, it made the car turn.— Cassidy
- For some reason I thought any 4X4 vehicle would pull a wheelie when switched into 2 wheel drive.— Richard Davies
- When I was little I used to think that as soon as you were married the woman automatically got pregnant.Anon
- Once my mother told me that if i ate 2 apples in a day, i would automatically get diahrreah!Anon
- I used to believe that if you played the saxophone, you were automatically evil and/or shady/suspiciousAnon