I used to believe that if you didn't fasten your seatbelt while in a car, the car would also crash. Also, that if you were in a carpark and didn't hold the hand of an adult, the police would come and arrest you.
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
- My mom threatened that if I didn't eat all my vegetables that the police would come and arrest me.— Lisa T.
- I used to believe that if you did not keep your shoes tied, that the police would arrest you.— Kelly
- 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 the police didn't know that we called them coppers behind their backs!— Chris
- I was told as a young child that if I didn't smile going past the police station, I wouldbe arrested.Anon