我真的很想問一句：
所以在台灣，停車格是可以自己畫的嗎？
不然到底要怎麼解釋，為什麼一堆巷子裡的一樓，明明早就不是自用空間，甚至早就加蓋成店面、倉庫，前面那一條白線內卻被默認成「私人停車格」？
更誇張的是，這還不是偶發，而是長期、理直氣壯、理所當然地佔用。
一開始是用花盆。
後來是樹盆。
再來是三角錐。
不夠的話，再加一台機車橫著擺。
這些我都已經見怪不怪了。
但現在，竟然還可以自己畫線、自己畫車格。
這到底是在演哪一齣？
請問一下，那條白線是公共空間，不是你家延伸的玄關。
你沒有租，你沒有買，你也沒有任何法律授權，
那憑什麼可以長期佔用，還佔得這麼心安理得？
更荒謬的是，這些行為幾乎不會被處理。
檢舉了，說是「不影響通行」。
放著不管，久了就變成「既成事實」。
最後反而是乖乖花錢停停車場、繳月租、付路邊停車費的人，看起來像白痴。
政府一邊說要交通改善、行人友善、空間正義，
另一邊卻對這種明顯侵占公共空間的行為視而不見。
久而久之，整個社會就學會了一件事：
守規矩的人吃虧，佔便宜的人最聰明。
那我是不是也可以自己畫一格？
畫在巷口？
畫在你家門前？
反正只要不被處理，就是默認，對吧？
問題從來不是停車位不夠，
而是政府選擇對「誰可以亂來」睜一隻眼閉一隻眼。
當違規成本趨近於零，
那守法本身就變成一種懲罰。
如果今天公共空間可以被這樣一點一點私有化，
那我們繳的稅、付的停車費、買的停車位，
到底是在買什麼？
So let me ask this seriously:
In Taiwan, can people just draw their own parking spaces now?
Because I honestly don’t know how else to explain what’s happening in so many alleys.
Ground-floor units that are no longer residential—some even converted into shops or storage—somehow treat the white-lined space in front of their buildings as a private parking spot.
And this isn’t occasional.
It’s permanent.
It’s confident.
It’s treated as a given.
First, it was flower pots.
Then planters.
Then traffic cones.
If that wasn’t enough, a motorcycle parked sideways to block the space.
That was already ridiculous enough.
Now people are literally drawing their own parking lines.
At what point did this become acceptable?
That white-lined area is public space.
You didn’t buy it.
You didn’t rent it.
You don’t own it.
So on what basis do you get to occupy it long-term?
What’s even more absurd is how rarely this gets addressed.
Reports get brushed off with “it doesn’t affect traffic.”
Leave it long enough, and it becomes “existing condition.”
In the end, the ones who look stupid are the people who actually pay—
monthly parking fees, public parking charges, legally purchased spaces.
The government talks about traffic reform, pedestrian safety, and spatial justice,
yet turns a blind eye to blatant occupation of public space.
Over time, society learns a simple lesson:
following the rules is for suckers; taking advantage is rewarded.
So can I draw my own parking spot too?
In the alley entrance?
In front of your house?
If no one enforces the rules, that’s basically approval, right?
This isn’t just about parking shortages.
It’s about selective enforcement.
When the cost of violating the rules is zero,
then obeying the law becomes a penalty.
If public space can be privatized like this, bit by bit,
then what exactly are people paying for
when they pay taxes, parking fees, or buy legal parking spaces?