I thought that there were pods (rooms) under ever intersection. There were ladies that worked a switchboard to change the lights when they saw too many cars in line.
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- When I was a child I belived that cars worked with magic— Marc Pujol
- I used to believe that I could change street lights with my mindAnon
- I thought the no overtaking sign meant that red cars cannot drive by black cars.— Helen
- I thought small cars grew up to become big cars— carhugger
- I thought if someone worked full time it meant they worked 24/7 and never did anything else!— andalite
- I thought the lyrics to "Single Ladies" were "If you liked it, then you should've put your name on it."Anon