Ok Anglers, it's time to act.......

[SKTR 20i]

July 1st the bridge tolls for trailers goes up (WAY up). A tandem wheel trailer toll increases from $8.25 to $14.50; that is an increase of approx. 75%. A single axle trailer increases to over $10.

A tandem wheel boat trailer will pay more then a large trash truck to cross Bay Area bridges.

This increase not only affects boat trailers, but any trailer you pull behind your car or truck!!!

Everyone needs to contact their state representitives to change Streets and Highways Code 30150.2 (included below) that requires tolls to be charged by the number of axles not taking into account weight or heavy commercial vs recreational.

"Not withstanding any other provision of law, tolls on
state-owned toll bridges shall be based on the number of axles on a
vehicle or the total number of axles on a vehicle plus the total
number of axles on a drawn trailer or vehicle."

Let's band together as citizens to effect change in this critical issue. With gas, oil, food, tackle, and child care prices sky rocketing beyond belief, can we really afford yet another increase in our lives (or sport).

Just a simple phone call, or two, or three. Whatever it takes.

Thanks all, John Hagins

[Popper]

Here's the toll increase in the next 2 years:

BRIDGES AND TOLLS

2 AXLE VEHICLES

* Antioch Bridge, Benicia-Martinez Bridge, Carquinez Bridge, Dumbarton Bridge, Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, and San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
o 2 axle vehicles— regular toll: $5.00

* San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
o 2 axle vehicles between 12:01 a.m. and 5 a.m., between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to midnight, Monday through Friday—$4.00
o 2 axle vehicles between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday—$6.00
o 2 axle vehicles between 12:01 a.m. Saturday and midnight Sunday— regular toll: $5.00

MULTI-AXLE VEHICLES

* All Bridges
o Effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011:

3 axles - $6.00
4 axles - $8.25
5 axles - $11.25
6 axles - $12.00
7 axles or more - $13.50

o Effective July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012:

3 axles - $10.50
4 axles - $14.00
5 axles - $18.00
6 axles - $21.00
7 axles or more - $24.25

o Effective July 1, 2012:

3 axles regular toll of $5.00 times 3 axles - $15.00
4 axles regular toll of $5.00 times 4 axles - $20.00
5 axles regular toll of $5.00 times 5 axles - $25.00
6 axles regular toll of $5.00 times 6 axles - $30.00
7 axles or more regular toll of $5.00 times 7 axles - $35.00

* Toll is based on the total number of axles on the roadway in a vehicle combination. Tolls that vary by time of day are determined by the time clock or time keeping device at the toll collection point.
* Motorcycles are classified as 2 axle vehicles.
* Tolls are collected eastbound only on Antioch Bridge, Benicia-Martinez Bridge, and Carquinez Bridge and westbound only on Dumbarton Bridge, Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and San Mateo-Hayward Bridge.