On Australian roads (don't know about other countries), roads have a zigzag line painted for a few metres before a pedestrian crossing, so driver's are aware that it's coming up. When I first saw one, I thought the cars and other road vehicles all had to follow that line and go zigzagging along the road.
A childhood belief about road signs
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the "no outlet" sign on roads was a warning to people driving electric cars.— c
- When I was little, I used to believe that deer could only cross the road at the deer crossing signs. — Shellie
- I used to believe that the lines on roads were for motorcycles to drive on.— Downes
- I used to think oil patches on the roads was dead rainbows— Si
- i used to believe that the signs for curvy roads were for snake crossingsAnon
- I used to think the reflectors in the middle of roads were pieces of cheese!Anon