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A New York City taxi driver is accused of avoiding bridge tolls more than 3,000 times in two years by tailgating cars in front of him and slipping through the tollbooth before the barrier came down, prosecutors said Thursday. The 69-year-old driver, Rodolfo Sanchez, is charged with third-degree larceny, theft of services and fifth-degree possession of stolen property, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.

Think another Bay Bridge toll hike would be outrageous or just plain unfair? Try crossing the Oresund Bridge linking Denmark and Sweden. The $82 toll includes neither sugary breakfast confections nor Sweden's best-known bikini-clad export -- leaving motorists to wonder whether there is, indeed, something rotten in Denmark. "I don't particularly agree with a new toll -- I'm still reeling from the new $3 toll," said Erich Malvre, an Emeryville graphic artist who commutes over the Bay Bridge every day. "But I realize in the grand scheme of things, our toll's not that high -- I've traveled back east and...