I thought railroad crossing signs were Pinnochio. On our way to a movie when I was 5 we got stuck by a train. That was when my mother decided to tell me we were going to see Pinnochio. I thought the sign was him until I was about 7 or 8. Whenever we went past that particular crossing I'd say "There's Pinnochio Mommy!!" and she wouldn't argue. Just smile and nod.
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- I used to believe if i told lies my nose grow like Pinnochio — Cindy
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that the "ped x-ing" signs meant "pediatrician crossing."— Jessica
- When I was little, I used to believe that deer could only cross the road at the deer crossing signs. — Shellie
- I used to believe that wildlife crossed at wildlife crossing signs...so did my dad when he was young— Sheryl
- I used to believe that sky ends at the horizon and by crossing it we can go to another world..— Debasish Satapathy
- I used to believe that if I didn't jump the white lines of the zebra crossing I would dieAnon