Stop lights had sensors that knew when cars were coming or not~that's how they turned red/yellow/green.
A childhood belief about traffic lights
others believed things like this
- i used to believe that red yellow and green meant "ready, set, Go!" on traffic lights..— cabagona
- I used to believe that if you mixed red, blue, green, and yellow paint you'd get plaid!— Judith Ann
- I used to believe that the yellow light in traffic-lights meant Go Faster!— M. L. E.
- When I was a little kid, I used that think that cars bent when they turned.Anon
- When I was younger, about seven, I used to think that cars bent when they turned! :)— Brittany Serell
- i used to believe that the green arrows on the traffic lights told you which way you had to go to get home.— Helen