> he did not want to stand there waiting to be hit by a car... while trying to explain to her that he was just issuing her a warning with no fine.

Except asking her to put out her cigarette kind of seems to imply he intended to stay in her face for a good while longer.

> Being nasty and combative might be your right, but it in no way helps you.

Same for being an apologist for this. People have the right to be that way; I don't have the right to let them.