When I read the Pedestrian X-ing signs I didn't understand the X was for cross so I tried to figure out why only pedestrians could ex and why ex-ing was only done on crosswalks.
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- When I was little, I used to believe that deer could only cross the road at the deer crossing signs. — Shellie
- I thought that the "don't walk" sign at crosswalks meant to run across the street as quickly as possible!— richard
- I used to believe "Pedestrians" was a political party like Democrats or Republicans.— August
- I used to think that PEDESTRIAN was a religion— wilsob2700
- As a child I went to a prodestant church, but I used to tell people that I was a pedestrian.— Megan
- Having seen enough red octagonal STOP signs in my time, I used to look out for green circular GO signs.— Gary