cars

I used to believe when I was little that when driving in a car, the car stayed still, at the top of the world and by using the controls, the world would move.

Romney

i used to believe cars could fly, but only the rich had them in big cities. Thus, i never saw them.

kevin

When I was little, I used to believe that my dad was enormously clever, because however far we were driving, he always knew the way. I imagined every trip was like knowing how to get from our house to school, once you'd made the journey 4 or 5 times, you remembered it, but someone who knew the way had to show you first.

I also used to worry in case we had to go to the wrong sort of garage and get different petrol than that currently in the tank. I thought you couldn't mix Esso with Shell for instance.

Chris Smith

When I was younger I used to believe that FIAT cars were actually FLAT cars. I was really confused that they weren't flat.

James

When we were driving on a particularly hilly road, my mom told me that, when I got to driving, I should be careful because when you switch the car into neutral, the brakes don't work.

Tim

I used to believe that the cats eyes i the middle of the road actually were just that! And that everytime my dad ran over one in the car, he had killed a cat!

Jayne Pickard

My parents told us that the "child catcher" from "Chitty chitty bang bang" drove Pickford trucks so to shut us up on long car journeys they would tell us they could see one in the distance. for years Pickford drivers would see 5 small children all hiding between the card seats being very quiet.

Kris

My Brother (then about 7 years old) thought that the beeps heard at Level Crossings were there to tell blind drivers when to stop!

SteveL4

I lived in a very small town until I was 10. There was only one transport company that delivered there. It was called the Dickie Trucking Company.

Until we moved, I believed that all semi-trucks (lorries) were called "Dickie" Trucks.

Anon

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.

de_uk

I used to believe that the inspection stickers on cars indicated the cost of the car, ie, a 12 meant $12 etc.

Anon

When I was small I wondered what force drove cars along.. I decided that it must be something like a jet plane or a hovercraft, so (obviously) the exhaust pipe was the driving force, with the exhaust "smoke" pushing the car along. Eventually, I realised that this wasn't the case because all the cars with one exhaust would only be able to round in circles..

I had used my awesome powers of deduction and prodigous knowledge of "science" to work it out - I seem to remember being absurdly proud of myself!

Chris Lovatt

I once asked my Dad about the blue tinting along the top edge of the windsheild in cars. He told me it happened when they were manufactured because they were dipped in a tank of blue tinting and then when they were lain down all of the tinting ran to the top edge.

jandog

I used to believe that one day all of the roadworks would be finished and that there would never be any traffic jams

Edwin Harrell