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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (210744)	7/4/2007 6:28:10 PM
From: MichaelSkyy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794009

I love taking the toll highway over the hills from Los Angeles to San Diego. It's a big, swishy, smooth, fast, safe and beautiful route and costs just a few dollars. Mq, I lived in Santa Barbara until 1996 and traveled to San Diego many, many times..When did this "toll highway" get built?? I used to drive way out of my way to I-15 and then San Diego to Avoid driving thru L.A. I'd pay in heart beat.... mike

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (210744)	7/5/2007 8:28:46 AM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794009

While toll roads are helpful in terms of driving time, I believe that those who voted for the bonds did not read the "fine print". Today, a rush hour trip on the 91 LA-Riverside is $7 one way. The toll price started at $1.25. The claim, by those charging the fees, is that this will all go away once the toll roads are paid in full. Of course, this makes no sense because if any driver/vehicle can use the road it becomes another clogged freeway. The more likely scenario is it will become two HOV lanes filled with the one driver - no passenger Prius saving our environment. Oh, what the hell. $7 is no more than a giant Starbucks double espresso latte . ;-)