Imagine if you're the passenger trying to get to a wedding, or rushing to say goodbye to a dying family member, or whatever important reason they're travelling. Then you find out your flight is delayed two hours because the pilot called in unable to get to work because they choose to live in BFE and commute by air instead of a drivable distance. We have lots of reasons flights go out delayed, crew member not in position to begin their trip is the least justifiable.

I assure you fewer people call in because their car broke down compared to the folks who gave themselves one flight in the morning and didn't make it on. Right now the "defined" policy is try to make it in, and if you can't then let them know but try not to make a habit out of it before you re-evaluate your life choices. I live in domicile, I don't get repeated no-shows without getting a call from my chief, so why should anyone else?