There is a good Zits comic for this. Its not something I can find on google withing 30 seconds.
The short of it is that parents actually WANT their kids to get a license so they don't have to just drive them around all the time. Its a joke that this is a "conspiracy" or something.
I wish you luck, Jeremy.
Get that old van actually road legal.
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