I would tend to agree. I didn't get my first actual ticket for a moving violation until I was 24 or 25. I cannot recall how many times I got off for having a clean record. They would tell me to "take it as a lesson and keep my record clean." However, I have noticed that down here the cops are far less forgiving then they used to be. They need revenue and they aren't getting it from other sources so they get it by writing tickets.