While riding in the car, I saw those signs by parking spaces which said that cars parked there that shouldn't be would be towed away and "impounded". I didn't know what this word meant, and thought it meant the car would be put in a big machine that would crush it (and you would then have to pay for the cost for the car to be destroyed).
A childhood belief about road signs
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the inspection stickers on cars indicated the cost of the car, ie, a 12 meant $12 etc.Anon
- Up until I was 17 I thought that 'no outlet' signs meant that the steet didn't have any streetlights.— Kelsey
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- I thought the no overtaking sign meant that red cars cannot drive by black cars.— Helen
- I thought the "To Let" signs on buildings meant they were public toilets.— Scottish Laddie
- When I was a kid, I used to believe that the "ped x-ing" signs meant "pediatrician crossing."— Jessica