My dad had convinced me and my sister that he was in control of the traffic lights because when he said green it would turn green. Only recently did me,17 and my sister,20 realize that they were timed and after a few seconds of the other lights turning red, ours would turn green. :)
A childhood belief about traffic lights

others believed things like this
- 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 believed that traffic lights had police officers inside them, turning the lights on and off...— CrowHeart
- I used to believe that God controlled the traffic lights. He would decide when it was everybody's turn to go.— Amanda
- When you lie your lips move or your eye turn green— Tanya