Until a few years ago, I thought that when you parked where the sign said 'parking 1hr maximum, no return within 2hrs', that you were not allowed to go back to your car for 2hrs. I always felt I was breaking the law by complying with the 1hr parking time limit.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to think that we were breaking a law every time my mom passed a "Do Not Pass" sign on the road. — Kyra
- when i was little, i used to think that cars had faces and talked to eachother in the parking lot.— Whitney
- I used to think if you got a parking ticket, you spent the rest of your life in jail!— Dixie Chicks Fan
- When I was young I thought that a parking spot was a spot like a polka dot and not a space for a car.— Mina Tova
- I thought for the longest time that a No Standing traffic sign meant no person should stand near that sign.— Shannon
- I used to believe that there was a time limit whilst using the loo.— Helen