I used to clench my teeth as we passed driveways, intersections, etc because I thought doing so would help us safely arrive at our destination.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- Until I was a teenager, I believed that rain made worms came out of driveways.— Marc
- Until I was around 8 or 9 years old, I thought dentists took your teeth out and replaced them with new teeth.— Verapamilo
- I always thought that a little person lived inside each mailbox waiting to take my letter to its destination.— Anne
- I used to believe that "carpooling" meant you were outside the car and pushing/pulling it to your destination.Anon
- I used to believe that eating burnt toast would make your teeth whiter and would brush your teeth for you.— Natasha
- I used to believe that if I didn't brush my teeth at night, ants would crawl into my mouth and eat my teeth.Anon