when i was younger i thought that traffic lights had little colored(red yellow and green)'light discs' in them. when the light turned green a green 'light disc' would pop up into the right hole. there had to be a lot of them so they wouldnt get tired tho.
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- that the green traffic light turned blue when it was off— Kriket Evens
- My dad could change a traffic light from red to green using our garage door opener.Anon
- i used to believe that red yellow and green meant "ready, set, Go!" on traffic lights..— cabagona
- I used to believe that the yellow light in traffic-lights meant Go Faster!— M. L. E.
- 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