My dad told us that there was an Indian who had escaped from prison and his name was Falling Rock. So every time we saw one of those signs that say "Watch For Falling Rock", we would look up and down the mountains convinced we would see that Indian lurking there. I think he probably told us this to keep us quiet on long car trips because it worked.
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- I used to look for an Indian along the roadside because of signs that stated
"watch for fallen rock"— pam petry - My friends and I used to believe that if you planted a rock, it would grow a rock tree. Anon
- My dad told me when I was little that my belly button was "Where the Indian shot me"Anon
- I used to believe the the Elton John song, "Crocodile Rock" was about a Crocodile, named Rock.Anon
- I used to think Indian women had scabs on their foreheads, but it was bindi!— Emily
- I thought that Indian Summer was like the weather in India.Anon