text: that looks at public transportation and consumer safety: 
  
  The USA Department of Transportation is considering a new rule requiring airlines to 
  make all of their prices public and immediately available online. The postings would 
  include both ticket prices and the fees for "extras" like baggage, movies, food and 
  beverages. The data would then be accessible to travel Web sites, and thus to all 
  shoppers. 
  
  The airlines would retain the right to decide how and where to sell their products and 
  services. But many of them are insisting that they should be able to decide where and 
  how to display these extra fees. The issue is likely to grow in importance as airlines 
  expand their lists of possible extras, from seats with more legroom to business-class 
  meals served in coach. 
  
  Electronic disclosure of all fees can make it much easier for consumers to figure out 
  what a trip really costs, and thus make markets more efficient, without requiring new 
  rules and regulations. 
  
  Another initiative has been proposed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In 
  2008, Congress overwhelmingly passed and President George W. Bush signed 
  legislation mandating an online database of reported safety issues in products, at 
  saferproducts.gov. The Web site ran for a few months in a "soft launch" and went into 
  full operation on Friday. 