in no way am I more tired after a commuting short haul flight to base than my colleague who lives at his base but had to bring the kids to school, do some groceries, clean the house etc. etc.
Know what you mean, I'd also agree entirely with finncapt's comments. Trouble is the legislators can't/won't quantify fatigue caused by one's domestic situation and are hardly going to take a hard line on drivers....OTOH travelling by air is easy to track.
FWIW our rule is still a "soft" one along the lines that if your journey to work takes more than 2 hours one should consider making arrangements to have accomodation available nearer the airport.
My journey is a combination of road and air, I'm on the move for about 2 hours, I've considered it...
