I was afraid of bridges - particularly those over water. I was afraid they would fall down. I always used to hold my breath when we drove over a bridge because I thought that would make the car lighter.
A childhood belief about in the street

others believed things like this
- If you hold your breath and make a wish under a highway tunnel it will come true....I still hold my breath :)— aj
- when i was a little kid. i used to think that when u hold ur breath ur heart stops.. LOL :P — Annonymus
- I still hold my breath when I pass by cemetaries because it is impolite to breathe when other people can't.— Crystal
- I used to belive that if you didn't hold onto hte toilet seat you would fall in.— silly
- I was afraid of my grandma because i thought she had germs because she was german!Anon
- A friend on mine thought that smoking menthal cigarettes would make his breath minty fresh.Anon