When I was little, I would observe the turn signals on the dash while my parents were driving, and used to wonder how the car somehow knew which direction we were going to turn! It took me a while to realize they pulled the lever on the other side of the steering wheel.
A childhood belief about cars

you weren't the only one
83 of you believed this
- I used to think that the turn signal told my mom where to go.— Jenna
- I thought that cars could only make turns when you used the turn signals...— Toby
- I used to belive that the turn signals in a car were automatic & they told you where to go!— Lauren
- I used to believe that blinkers helped the driver turn easier.— Blinking Idiot
- I used to think that when people turned the turen signal on (on your car) that that would make the car turn— tracy
- i used to believe that the car knew which way you were about to turn when your turning signal was in useAnon