On some streets, cyclists riding over this marking will take the entire lane. Aren't they supposed to move to the right?
Not always. According to Virginia law, cyclists are to stay to the right except to pass another vehicle traveling in the same direction, to prepare to make a left turn, to avoid riding in a lane that turns or diverges to the right, to avoid unsafe conditions, or when the lane width is too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to travel side-by-side.

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1. I've seen street markings of a bike with two chevrons/arrows. What do they mean?
2. Do these markings really have an effect on driver and cyclist behavior?
3. On some streets, cyclists riding over this marking will take the entire lane. Aren't they supposed to move to the right?
4. If I see these markings in a lane, is the lane only for bikes?
5. So, if I don't see these markings, then it's not a shared lane and bicyclists aren't supposed to be there?
6. Are these markings going to be on every street that does not have a bike lane?
7. I've never seen these markings before. Why are they being used now?