When I was little, I was scared to go under traffic lights. I always thought the colors changed by insects changing them from a nearby bush or tree. I was always afraid that the bugs would change the green light to red while we were going under it to kill us, since we always step on them if we feel in danger. It was just about 2 years ago, when I was 10, I found out how they really changed- technology!!
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- when i was little thought that ants changed traffic lights from green to red and vice versa.Anon
- When i was little i always thought there were little men inside the traffic lights changing the light— Kiley
- when i was young i always thought that traffic lights were big lolly pops that changed colour— rudiger2
- For a very long time I believed that there were little men underground that changed the traffic lights!— Melissa
- I used to beleive that little drawf men were inside each traffic light, making them change colors. — alisha
- My dad could change a traffic light from red to green using our garage door opener.Anon