when i was about 7 or 8 years old, i thought that cruise control meant that the car would drive automatically where you wanted it to go, which is why i was always confused why adults spent time actually doing the driving themselves, until i figured out that cruise control meant something els a year later...
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the "cruise control" button in cars meant that the car could drive/maneauver itself.— Myriam
- I thought that cruise control was like autopilot i.e the car would just drive itself if you turned it on— Yqatuba
- i thought 'locus of control" was spelled as "locust of control".. like the bugAnon
- I used to believe that the remote control could control all the things in my house, including my dog.— Felipe
- I thought that a person's motorskills meant how good they were at driving!Anon
- I used to believe that I could control the wind.Anon