@[email protected] to [email protected] • 5 days agoNight-time bike riding in London 'socially unsafe' for women - BBC Newswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down10
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minus-square@Hawkelink20•5 days agoBy “socially unsafe” they mean “physically unsafe” It might just be a British vs American thing or it might be government jargon. I can’t tell.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•5 days agoPretty much “Socially unsafe” is the term used for routes where there is a risk of harm from others due to factors such as poor lighting and a lack of escape routes.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•5 days agophysically unsafe for social reasons though that’s still a fucking wormy way to say it, it’s due to physical factors that can simply be fixed in the end…
By “socially unsafe” they mean “physically unsafe”
It might just be a British vs American thing or it might be government jargon. I can’t tell.
Pretty much
physically unsafe for social reasons
though that’s still a fucking wormy way to say it, it’s due to physical factors that can simply be fixed in the end…