Not all cyclists are liberals.
I’m a cyclist and I’m a conservative. So are the friends I ride with.
I ride for exercise. I obey traffic laws. So do the other cyclists I know. Yes there is the occasional bone head that doesn’t, but judging all cyclists by the actions of a few is ignorant (I’m sure you weren’t but people do). Besides ... how many behind the wheel of a car are obeying all of the traffic laws?
Maybe that's true in Texas, or at least the part of Texas where you live. It is NOT true where I live. And based on the posts from others, we're not talking about "a few" cyclists.
I obey the traffic laws when riding my bike, but frankly I know or see very few other bikers who follow the traffic laws. I’m actually more surprised to see a biker nicely stopped a traffic light, and I’d probably get a shocked look on my face if I ever saw a bike come to a complete stop at a stop sign.