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...As it happens it was quite safe but might not have been at another time and place...
Well, to me, it doesn't sound as if it was
...quite safe....
It sounds as if it was
uneventful. Big difference.
Just because nothing untoward or unpleasant happens does not mean that a particular action was safe.
Like playing Russian Roulette with a revolver loaded with just one cartridge.
I doubt you would call that safe, just because nothing happened.
Actions can easily be classified as unsafe, even if they have little chance of going wrong. Those unsafe actions that have a high chance of going wrong are generally called
dangerous.
Like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic loaded with just one cartridge.
Best regards
Bellerophon