grinning gremlin
Good point. When I pedal alone,I do tend to cruise thru stop signs, and weave ahead of cars at stop lights. I am courteous, but use my bike to best advantage. But put me with even 1 more rider, and I fully stop, and don't take any short cuts. Group riders do tend to react to being close called by cars, but not threateningly or obstructively.
As a veteran oilfield trasher, I can tell U that most rich Texans have Texan sized senses of entitlement, inherited from mom and dad, along with the $. Oh that, and a long Texas story about someone in the family, sometime, somewhere, who worked hard for their riches. My favorite is "I had lot's of help getting started, but then I had to prove myself". DUDE (me grabbing them by the collar) getting that first trophy job was the hardest part!!