when I was little my older brother used to tell me that if I touched the handbrake release button in my dad's car, then I would fly out of the roof à la James Bond! I believed him until I passed my driving test and it certainly stopped me from ever releasing the handbrake when I was little!
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to think that James Bond and all the other secret agents worked for MFI.— John C
- I used to believe the tv serie "Doctor Who" was a spin off from James Bond... (until I saw an episode)Anon
- I used to think that after you passed an off-ramp while driving on the freeeway, it disappeared.— Anonymous
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!— Gem
- When I was 4 or so I believed if you touched a dead person you'd die too.— anonymous