Lomapaseo,
True,but we need to be careful in emulating the trucking industry. I have it on very good authority that most truckers maintain two log books. One that follows the letter of the law for duty time for the feds and another that is presented to the company for pay and allowances. And, apparently, most trucking companies are happy to look the other way as long as the freight gets to it's destination. I would hate to see the so-far-compliant aviation industry degenerate to those levels.
I still maintain that commuting long distances for flight duty is a choice made by the pilots and the airlines must enforce the regulations they themselves put in. An example would be not allowing the pilots to rest in the crew lounge. The regulation exists but is probably more honored in the breach than in the observance,as was evident from the Colgan accident.
Alt3.