My dad used to tell us that he could change the traffic light from red to green by blowing at it from his spot in the driver's seat. We believed it until we finally learned that he was watching the lights on the other side and could see when they were changing from green to yellow to red. He had really GREAT timing!
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that red yellow and green meant "ready, set, Go!" on traffic lights..— cabagona
- My dad could change a traffic light from red to green using our garage door opener.Anon
- When i was little i always thought there were little men inside the traffic lights changing the light— Kiley
- I used to believe that the yellow light in traffic-lights meant Go Faster!— M. L. E.
- i used to believe that the green arrows on the traffic lights told you which way you had to go to get home.— Helen
- that the green traffic light turned blue when it was off— Kriket Evens