I used to believe that some little guy lived on the traffic light and decided what cars can go and what cars can stay. So one day when I was walking with my mom I shouted at the traffic light to see if anyone was there. He didn't say anything so I thought he was deaf or he was busy.
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- I used to belive that there was a god living in every traffic light, controlling the traffic!— Sukhi
- i used to beleive that a traffic jam was wen cars got stuck in jam!Anon
- When i was little i always thought there were little men inside the traffic lights changing the light— Kiley
- that the green traffic light turned blue when it was off— Kriket Evens
- I used to believe that little men (or women) slept & went to work in every traffic light — Kelly bulanek
- I used to believe that the yellow light in traffic-lights meant Go Faster!— M. L. E.