I used to believe that cars knew which way to turn and the turn signal came on by itself. Because I could never see my mom switch on the turn signal. So I thought the car was reading her mind and when she wanted to turn, the car knew and turned the signal on.
A childhood belief about cars

you weren't the only one
83 of you believed this
- I used to think that the turn signal told my mom where to go.— Jenna
- I thought that cars could only make turns when you used the turn signals...— Toby
- I used to belive that the turn signals in a car were automatic & they told you where to go!— Lauren
- I used to believe that blinkers helped the driver turn easier.— Blinking Idiot
- I used to think that when people turned the turen signal on (on your car) that that would make the car turn— tracy
- i used to believe that the car knew which way you were about to turn when your turning signal was in useAnon