Since I can remember my mom always told me that thoughs black and yellow striped signs you see on the side of the road were "racoon crossing" signs. I believed that untill I took drivers ed.
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- When I was little, I used to believe that deer could only cross the road at the deer crossing signs. — Shellie
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that the "ped x-ing" signs meant "pediatrician crossing."— Jessica
- Having seen enough red octagonal STOP signs in my time, I used to look out for green circular GO signs.— Gary
- I used to beleive that road signs grew out of the ground.— Tiana
- I used to believe that wildlife crossed at wildlife crossing signs...so did my dad when he was young— Sheryl
- I used to see "End Road Work" signs, and thought they were a sort of protest.— Sebastian