I used to believe that the Queen had a giant red button on her throne which she would press to make all the traffic lights in England change colour.
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- when i was young i always thought that traffic lights were big lolly pops that changed colour— rudiger2
- I used to believe that inside each volcano there was a guy who'd press a button to make it erupt.— Jim, UK
- I believed that traffic lights had police officers inside them, turning the lights on and off...— CrowHeart
- My Dad told me that the Queen of England had a solid gold toilet and a special servant to wipe her backside.— Cat
- when i was about 5-8 i used to believe that oompa loompas lived in traffic lights and controlled the lights!!— ~wierd ~
- I used to think that babies were made when you press your mums belly button.
Then a baby would fall out— Chris Hyndman