I used to believe that the UK road signs saying 'Heavy Plant Crossing' meant that my Gran's Banana Plant had gone for a walk from her house and was crossing the road ahead. I never saw it...
A childhood belief about road signs

others believed things like this
- When I was little, I used to believe that deer could only cross the road at the deer crossing signs. — Shellie
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that the "ped x-ing" signs meant "pediatrician crossing."— Jessica
- I used to believe that wildlife crossed at wildlife crossing signs...so did my dad when he was young— Sheryl
- I used to believe that if you drove over a banana peel the car would slide off the road.Anon
- When I was a kid, I used to believe a nuclear plant was a clouds plant and could make magic clouds.— Tommy
- I used to beleive that road signs grew out of the ground.— Tiana