Air travel and rail transport were early examples of deregulation bringing huge benefits to consumers and industries. Yet automobility, air travel, and freight rail, are increasingly threatened with further regulation that will reduce their ability to transport goods and people. CEI opposes these attacks by arguing for greater freedom in mobility and opposing perverse transportation industry regulations.
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East Palestine Derailment Reveals a Lot of What Is Wrong With Our Politics
The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous material in East Palestine, Ohio, is a social and environmental disaster that can potentially ruin lives…

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Customers, Not Regulators, Should Hold Southwest Accountable
Southwest Airlines’ scheduling meltdown over the holiday weekend has prompted Capitol Hill lawmakers to propose hearings and federal regulators like Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to promise a…

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Customers, Not Regulators, Should Hold Southwest Accountable
Southwest Airlines’ scheduling meltdown over the holiday weekend has prompted Capitol Hill lawmakers to propose hearings and federal regulators like Transportation Secretary Pete…
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News Release
National Poll on Air Bags Shows Need for Change
WASHINGTON, DC March 28, 1997 — By a ratio of nearly 3 to 1, the public favors giving people the choice of purchasing a…
Study
Sudden Impact: The Collision Between The Air Bag Mandate And Ethics
Full Document Available in PDF Air bags…
Publication
Drivers Caught in the Full-Cost Trap
Over the past several years, the push to limit Americans' use of their automobiles has gained a great deal of momentum. Advocacy groups and government…
News Release
Air Bag Hearings Turn Deaf Ear to Consumer Choice
Two free market-advocacy groups charged that today's Senate hearing on air bags was a meaningless replay that failed to consider real alternatives to the current…
Publication
Cars and Civil Rights
1996 was the Centennial of the Car; it should have been called the Censorial of the Car. From magazine cover stories to interminable PBS…
News Release
Govt. Deliberately Watered Down Air Bag Warnings in 1993
Arguing that the public should ask some serious questions before being subjected to a “new and improved” air bag mandate, the Competitive Enterprise Institute will…