Edited sentence: As a result, sidewalks are often used for motor scooter parking or front room extensions for local homes and businesses.Pedestrians are generally forced to share the roads with automobile traffic and a seemingly endless river of motor scooters.Public sidewalks are sometimes considered to be the personal property of the nearest building residents as are public parking spaces.Roadside public parking spaces are often littered with personal belongings, refuse or family gardens in an effort to discourage others from using the spaces.Sidewalks are a rarity in Taichung, only available on a few major streets and then only intermittently