In one of those feel-good stories that just makes you feel proud to be an American, the aptly-named Steven Earp had his life saved because he'd remembered to buckle up before driving... though not in the usual way. Seems Mr. Earp, of Eugene, Oregon, was enjoying his fast-food breakfast so much that a McBolus became lodged in his body's air-intake apparatus, causing him to black out. At that point, his '97 Civic smacked into a parked Mazda, and the impact caused the seatbelt to perform a most effective Heimlich Maneuver on Mr. Earp. EPD Sergeant Mozan wants us to be more careful: "We urge people to take the extra time to pull over to the side of the road to enjoy your breakfast sandwiches." [Register-Guard]