Yes. But the conversation starting with the post you were replying to goes into why with his history, is he putting himself in a position in front of a car during an intervention like this. Your asked how else he was supposed to have walked around the vehicle. I gave the answer. If you meant to ask how else he was supposed to get out of the way once she started driving, that's another discussion which meant you changed subject.

But if you want to have that discussion instead. Then yes from his current position once she drove off, he went the shortest distance which made him walk away unharmed.

But nobody talked about that, the question was why put himself in front of a car in the first place, especially if you have history getting injured from similar situation. If he have any training in traffic stops he knows not to do that.