Bay Area tolls may seem cheap compared with other bridges

Q Whoever said that life was fair? I gladly pay the extra toll on Bay Area bridges for turning my vehicle from two axles to four when I hitch up my travel trailer. I’m at least doubling my gross vehicle weight.

Yes, Class C motorhomes pay a smaller toll and are allowed to drive 65 mph instead of 55. But when I get to my campsite I can unhitch, leave my campsite set up intact and tour fantastic locales in a smaller vehicle, a trade-off I happily pay for. — Joel Abramson, Concord A Others agree that $20 tolls when hauling a trailer across the bay may not be that outlandish. Q We paid around $110 to haul our (five axles) over the George Washington Bridge outside of New York City last year, so the complaints about a measly $20 seem a bit overreactive. — Ted Brooks A And a lot cheaper than $110. Next year voters in the Bay Area will decide if the current $5 toll for single-axle vehicles should jump to as much as $8. Q There is a for lease sign out front of the Walnut Creek DMV office. Is it moving? — Marylee Martinez, Walnut Creek A No. The Walnut Creek field office is not going anywhere. The DMV leases that space, and the building’s owner is looking for a new lessor to take over the contract. Q In our neighborhood that has been swamped by Waze shortcutters we have been encouraging the turkeys (birds, not the drivers). They will stand in the street and not move at all. Love ’em. A 50-pound bag of cracked corn is only $10 at Tractor Supply. Sprinkle around where traffic is worst. — Jojo P., Pleasant Hill A Turkeys in the road are gobbling up my time. Q How do you get turkeys to move? When I see them, they don’t budge. — Helen T., Fremont A Here’s an idea for you. Q Trust me, the turkeys will move. The key is not stopping. If you stop, they’ll stop in front of you and stare you out. If you keep driving, they’ll move out of the way as fast as they need to (but no faster). No need to frighten or risk a collision. Just keep moving in a firm and determined but safe manner. — Mike Smith A And today’s final word on these roaming critters. Q A reader wrote that she saw turkeys trotting along a bike lane in Fremont. Obviously, they were running “afowl” of the law. — Dale Allison, Sunnyvale

A Obviously.