That's followed by long winded response. Not sure you were aware that you did that.

Of course the perception doesn't match up with reality, that's not the point. Perhaps I didn't make it clear - the point is to say that the perception exists. You must agree with me by virtue that you acknowledge that the perception exists. No one is going after other cyclists here; re-read my inital entry into this thread wherein I make the point that it is bad advice to pass on the implication that some laws aren't important enough to follow.