If the lights in the car were on, you'd get arrested by the police
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe police officers can't get arrested.— Anonymous
- I believed that traffic lights had police officers inside them, turning the lights on and off...— CrowHeart
- I was told as a young child that if I didn't smile going past the police station, I wouldbe arrested.Anon
- I thought the song "Karma Police" was actually saying "call the police" before I learned the title— Alberto Richardson
- When I used to see the sign 'police accident' I thought it meant that a police car had crashed.Anon
- I wanted to be a police officer as a kid because I believe police officer's couldn't die.— Sam