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sabreW4K3 @lazysoci.al

4w ago

Night-time bike riding in London 'socially unsafe' for women - BBC News

www.bbc.co.uk Night-time bike riding in London 'socially unsafe' for women

Nearly a quarter of London's cycleways remain largely unused at night by half of the population.

Night-time bike riding in London 'socially unsafe' for women

3 comments

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
  "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.
  
  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..