My parents used to tell me that if I didn't wear my seatbelt then we would automatically get in a crash. It was a really good way to get me to wear my seatbelt but whenever someone didn't have theirs on I would freak out.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if you didn't put on your seatbelt, you WOULD crash.— Mer
- i used to believe that if your seatbelt was un-done the car wouldn't move or work at allAnon
- I used to believe that clothes got smaller if you didn't wear them very often.Anon
- That if you didn't have your seat belt buckled up when the car was in motion, it would crash.— Dave Smith
- I used to think that all judges had to wear those wigs.— M
- I used to believe that if you were blind you could wear glasses and you'd be able to see again— Jane