On Nov 4, 1:26 pm, "Ron Button" wrote:
I think the density of those peasoupers is seriously underestimated by
latter-day observers.
Tudor Hughes mentioned in the previous thread that visibilty was not often
below 10yards ,but I have several memories of incidences being lost in my
own street ,and it was virtually impossible to see the kerb,let alone
recognise any houses !.
Viz a viz that railcrash ,a friend of mine attempted to board that last
carriage of the train from Charing Cross ,but it was too crowded to get
on....fate stood him well that night.

RonB

I could well believe you could get lost in your own street
with a visibility of 10 yards, especially at night. I think we rely on
visual clues from quite great distances as well as nearby ones, and
these further ones would obviously be invisible.
The engine driver of the Ramsgate train was prosecuted for
manslaughter but shown some leniency. However, he died about a year
later from which one can draw one's own conclusions. He'd made a grave
error but under considerable stress, poor man.

Tudor Hughes.