Originally Posted by randya

A tight group of cyclists should be treated as a single large vehicle, and if they had the right-of-way when the beginning of the group started turning, you should expect to wait for the entire group to clear the intersection before it is your turn to go.

And if the car in front of you stopped to let the cyclists proceed, you don't have the right-of-way until the car in front of you proceeds, either.

It sure doesn't sound to me like something you should be getting your panties all bunched up about. What did it cost you? One cycle of the light, maybe 30 seconds or a couple of minutes max?