I used to believe there were people underground sitting at desks who operated the traffic lights.
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
- For a very long time I believed that there were little men underground that changed the traffic lights!— Melissa
- I used to belive there were people under the traffic lights, otherwise they wouldn't work...Anon
- 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 trains (subways) go underground, my little sister thought that the lights were shooting stars.— Katie