At NY 36, NY 531 westbound terminates, forcing commuters to exit onto NY 36.

Rain and snow regularly sabotage the escalators at some of Washington's 53 exposed Metrorail subway stations, forcing commuters to hike up hundreds of idle steps.

There is also no common ticket for all systems, forcing commuters on continuing journeys to buy new tickets when transferring.

The L.I.R.R. stopped service between Jamaica and Pennsylvania Station at 12:30 P.M. on Monday, forcing commuters bound for Manhattan to take the subway from Jamaica.

Commuters Forced to Walk Bus drivers refused to make their rounds in protest over the gasoline price rise, forcing commuters in Lima and other cities to walk for miles to work.

But an eight-year commuter from Long Island said that the $296 million Powerball lottery this past summer, which had so many people clamoring to get to Connecticut to buy their tickets, forced regular commuters to fight for space.

Setting back the clocks has pushed the balmy Mediterranean evenings here into the end of the workday and rush hour, forcing commuters to drive home in twilight.

Or, he said, the E and F portion of the station could be closed entirely during the work, forcing commuters from Queens to get out at the Fifth Avenue station, three and a half blocks west.

The city chose not to build major freeways into the city centre, forcing commuters to use the train as their numbers increased but downtown street capacity did not.

Torrential rains caused major flooding across Westchester County on Wednesday, stranding drivers as parkways were closed and forcing commuters off trains long before their stations.