Howdi
I am part of cycling club called The Outriders in South Africa,
http://www.theoutriders.co.za/ - we have organized social rides called Outrides (hence name) and traffic lights, stop streets etc are a pain. We do our very best to respect every road rule taking into consideration the safety of the group.
We approach every intersection with extreme caution and once having assessed the safety of crossing, we do it as a whole bunch (our groups can be anything from 30 – 50 solo riders a time) and whilst doing this we wave, smile at any motorist waiting to cross and 99% of the time get a similar response from them.
We believe that it can very unsafe for the whole group to unclip, mount the bike again, restart and that is not even considering the extra time it takes for all to clip in.
Right or wrong? Who can tell but safety for our participants is priority nr 1
Cheers,
mdk and the 555 EXPRESS (Enthusiastic Xtreme Paired Riders Experiencing Simultaneous Speeds)