I used to think traffic lights had sensors in them that could tell if enough people were in the left turning lane, for example, or wanting to go straight, and would turn green to lessen the congestion.
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- I believed that traffic lights had police officers inside them, turning the lights on and off...— CrowHeart
- i used to believe that the green arrows on the traffic lights told you which way you had to go to get home.— Helen
- i used to believe that red yellow and green meant "ready, set, Go!" on traffic lights..— cabagona
- when i was little thought that ants changed traffic lights from green to red and vice versa.Anon
- I used to believe that you could not make the car turn left or right without turning the blinker on.— Christy Shane
- I used to believe that God controlled the traffic lights. He would decide when it was everybody's turn to go.— Amanda