i used to believe that to drive a car, the steering wheel had to be turned back and forth constantly as they do in cartoons. it never dawned on me to observe the way real people drive.
A childhood belief about cars
others believed things like this
- Because of cartoons, I thought that to drive you'd just turn the steering wheel back and forth constantly. — Mitsuki
- For some reason I thought any 4X4 vehicle would pull a wheelie when switched into 2 wheel drive.— Richard Davies
- I used to believe that when somebody turned 16, that they HAD to drive then, without a choice.— kat
- I used to think that drivers accelerated by turning the steering wheel.Anon
- I thought that cruise control was like autopilot i.e the car would just drive itself if you turned it on— Yqatuba
- i used to believe people were put in coffins because they were special cars that could drive you to heaven!— jym