I used to believe that trains had no brakes or anything, so they couldn't stop. I don't know how people got on and off the trains, but they just went by fast so I figured they couldn't stop.
A childhood belief about trains

others believed things like this
- My mom would tell me to stay off the railroad tracks because the trains were silent and super fast.— Roger
- I used to belive you couldn't stop growing until you were bigger than godzillaAnon
- I used to think underground trains actually descended into the tunnel, like a rollercoaster.— Natasha
- When trains (subways) go underground, my little sister thought that the lights were shooting stars.— Katie
- I thought if 3 cards stopped at a 3-way stop sign then they had to stop forever until Christmas.Anon
- When I was young, I used to belive that
if you pushed the stop button in the bus it would stop for good.— Tom (Norway)