I used to believe that if a car or lorry went past you while you were stood on the dropped kerb part of the pavement you would get electricuted. I still occasionally rush to the higher pavement. I'm 25.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you stepped on the cracks of the pavement, a bear would jump up and eat you.— Nina
- I used to believe that dirt roads just needed to be swept (to reveal the pavement underneath). — KSAM
- i used to believe (because my dad told me so) that AM stood for "awful music" and FM stood for "fine music"— skydvgrl
- that song that goes *bring me a higher love*
i thought it said *breathing in iron lung*— oi - As an artist, i used to believe that my drawings were visions of my past life.(i had a good past life)— Blind dreamer
- I used to believe that everyone lived until they were 100 and you dropped dead on your 100th birthday!— Natalie