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And Arlington is making the same mistake?

Nope. I remember that. It turned out they weren't cops. They were traffic engineers.

In Virginia, passing on the right is illegal for cars, and the statute technically applies to bicyclists as well,

Nope. From your link "Bicyclists may pass another vehicle on the right or left, and they may stay in the same lane, change lanes, or ride off the road if necessary for safe passing." 46.2-907

If I didn't oblige them, they're going to go into the back of a parked car, into oncoming traffic, or into a curb.

So they try to pass you, but they don't make it and now you're side by side somewhere in the intersection. Is that the scenario? And then you move over into traffic instead of maintaining your line? And you're saying that if you did maintain your line they'd crash? I find that impossible to believe. Why wouldn't they just slow down/stop and fall in behind you?

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