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[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 weeks ago

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..