As a motorist, don't sit in a parked car studying the map: fasten your belt and fire up the engine in no more than five seconds.

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Fasten your seat belt, because even if it all works out well in the end, it will be a cliffhanger.

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"You're better off treating this information the way you would the pilot coming over the loudspeakers and saying 'Please fasten your safety belt, "' Mr. Stovall says.

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And always adjust the seat and mirrors, fasten your seat belt, tune the radio in to your favorite station and enter a navigation destination before you shift the transmission into drive.

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