[Greysard]

Good grief, didn't any of the passers by have a tire iron or a jack handle in their trunk?

I just thought of what I have in the car right now that could be useful in such cases, and I must admit that I have nothing there that would have stopped the crime. I probably have some flimsy jack buried below the trunk's floor, but it would take an eternity to get to it. The deadliest thing I have that is readily available is a bottle of glass cleaner. Maybe keeping a Taser, like C2, handy is a good idea ... it's legal in CA but not legal in 8 other states and a few largest cities (where it would do most good, naturally, that's why it's not allowed there :-)

[B-Chan]

I just thought of what I have in the car right now that could be useful in such cases, and I must admit that I have nothing there that would have stopped the crime

Bare hands works for me.

[skinkinthegrass]

I carry, a old Boken (Wooden Sword)....would've been short work a necessary deed.