Ha! I'd like to think that's true, but the deal with my parents was: If I wanted my license at 16, I'd need to pay the insurance. It wasn't cheap for a young, single, male driver. On top of that, I was making a whopping $3.35/hr. That was the minimum wage at the time.
The first time I got paid, I wondered aloud: Who in the hell is FICA and why are they taking my money?