I used to believe that there was someone in charge of stoplights in a city. When enough cars would accumulate at a red light, they would push a button and the light would turn green.
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- that the green traffic light turned blue when it was off— Kriket Evens
- My dad could change a traffic light from red to green using our garage door opener.Anon
- I used to believe that the "cruise control" button in cars meant that the car could drive/maneauver itself.— Myriam
- I used to believe there was a newsreader inside the radio where the light was!!— Christine
- Whenever I went to bed, I use to believe that when i flicked my light on and off I would signal aliens. — Laura.
- I used to believe that God was the light rays shining through the clouds.— Lynn