I used to believe that the turn signal in your car would automatically go on whenever you were getting ready to turn. I couldn't figure out how the car knew you were about to turn. I finally concluded that you had to wave your hand to the side of the steering wheel to tell the car that you were going to turn, so it could turn on the little clicker thing. It wasn't until many years later that I realized that when someone was "waving" their hand beside the steering wheel, they were turning on the turn signal!
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