I used to believe that turning signals were magical, or were controlled by your thoughts. I never noticed my mom using a little lever to activate them. I didn't figure this out until probably middle school when I finally just asked how they worked.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- i used to believe the turning signals on cars helped them turn sharp corners.— Julia
- I used to belive that the turn signals in a car were automatic & they told you where to go!— Lauren
- I thought that cars could only make turns when you used the turn signals...— Toby
- I used to believe that giant barbies controlled us like we controlled little barbies— freaky stuff
- I once asked my mom if my grandma got wrinkles on her wrinkels when she bathed. Go figure....— Kitty
- I used to beleive in stores that were open 24/7 , that the people that worked there worked 24/7 nonstop.Anon