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The rule
Virginia permits cyclists to ride two abreast on the roadway. Va. Code § 46.2-905 permits persons riding bicycles two abreast on the roadway. The 2021 amendment removed the prior single-file-when-overtaken trigger; cyclists may continue to ride two abreast even when being overtaken, provided they do not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. See Va. Code § 46.2-905 (Riding bicycles, electric power-assisted bicycles, motorized skateboards or scooters, and motor-driven cycles on roadways and bicycle paths).