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by robocat 205 days ago
Your summary is incorrect. From link from link:

  while the majority of [the savings] consists of traditional transport decongestion benefits, around a fifth are arising from e.g. health, journey quality and safety.
Cycling doesn't replace cars, it just reduces the cost of cars!

Once you're too old, the health benefits are less clear e.g. my mother dangerously broke bones after falling off her bike (I think cause was overloading herself with a grubber in a backpack).

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> Cycling doesn't replace cars, it just reduces the cost of cars!

The quote doesn't support that. It says decongestion is most of the savings, and decongestion is fewer cars, implying bikes replace cars.

Is there something else in the article that supports it?

Someone on a bike isn't driving - it seems like a clear substitute, though it also substitutes for public transit.