I used to think that the streetlights propelled cars along the highway at night. I saw the refracted light in the glass and thought they were rays of light that somehow pushed the car. I'm not sure how I thought we got around during the day.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that God was the light rays shining through the clouds.— Lynn
- I used to call the rays of light from the sun "sun BEANS". That's what it sounded like to me.Anon
- I used to believe that cars were propelled by their exhaust like some kind of rocket.Anon
- I used to believe that car exhaust pipes were what propelled cars, instead of the engines.— Thomas Johnston
- I always thought the song Blinded by the light went "Wrapped up like a dousche, another runner in the night"— Dawn
- I used to believe, driving in front of all the other cars on the highway, Knight Rider was leading the pack.— Michael Kolassa