I used to believe that the government knew where we wanted to turn at an intersection. It wasn't until I was tall enough (twelve years old) to see the 'left turn only' sign on the street that turning lanes came to mind.
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- 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 think that at night at the beach the government would turn off the waves.— Caitlin
- i used to believe the turning signals on cars helped them turn sharp corners.— Julia
- I used to turn the TV off when I left the room so I didn't miss anything.— S.Lee
- I used to believe that if you left crumbs out for a long period of time, they would turn into ants.— Bylaberrie
- i used to believe if i eat fish it would turn my stomach into a fishtank and make me turn into glass.Anon