I was always amazed as a kid that the traffic lights knew when to change. I imagined that there were little tiny people inside (I saw them with little elf-type hats and shoes) who sat there looking out over the road. When they saw cars coming, they'd hit this big button that would change the colors of the lights. I believed this until I learned about the sensors in the road at about age 12.
A childhood belief about traffic lights
others believed things like this
- I used to beleive that little drawf men were inside each traffic light, making them change colors. — alisha
- I believed that traffic lights had police officers inside them, turning the lights on and off...— CrowHeart
- I used to believe that I could change street lights with my mindAnon
- 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 believe that the sky had stop lights and road signs floating about for the airplanes.
— LoonaSM's - When i was little i always thought there were little men inside the traffic lights changing the light— Kiley