I used to believe that the traffic lights were operated by a miniature person who hid close to the traffic lights so he could direct traffic. I thought that he used a remote control to do this!
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- "Traffic lights are operated by monkies inside of them" or so a very reliable source informed me.— guuy
- I believed that traffic lights had police officers inside them, turning the lights on and off...— CrowHeart
- when i was about 5-8 i used to believe that oompa loompas lived in traffic lights and controlled the lights!!— ~wierd ~
- When I was little, I was thought that little elves controlled the traffic lights..— Rosie
- When i was little i always thought there were little men inside the traffic lights changing the light— Kiley
- I thought traffic lights were controlled by little men who lived inside them. Anon