I used to believe that the pelican crossing got its name because when they compared the cost of building one with the cost of a zebra crossing "it had a bigger bill".
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I didn't jump the white lines of the zebra crossing I would dieAnon
- I used to believe that the inspection stickers on cars indicated the cost of the car, ie, a 12 meant $12 etc.Anon
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that the "ped x-ing" signs meant "pediatrician crossing."— Jessica
- I used to believe that sky ends at the horizon and by crossing it we can go to another world..— Debasish Satapathy
- I thought that the stripes of the zebra crossings was from a squashed zebra— Helen
- When I was little, I used to believe that deer could only cross the road at the deer crossing signs. — Shellie