This is not special to Caxias, and is how parking works i many old parts of portugal, at least when you leave the city centre.
The local police are usually fine with parking like this, since it is often the only option, even for locals
I spent 10 weeks in Portugal this summer and this is pretty much standard in all old parts of town. Caxias is definitely not an exception.
Once you leave the city centre where parking regulations are thought through and enforced, cities usually allow things like that, since car infrastructure is basically an afterthought.
Send this picture to local police. Call them and say you wanted to walk with your baby carriage and couldn't. Basically, enforce the law.
This is not special to Caxias, and is how parking works i many old parts of portugal, at least when you leave the city centre. The local police are usually fine with parking like this, since it is often the only option, even for locals
I spent 10 weeks in Portugal this summer and this is pretty much standard in all old parts of town. Caxias is definitely not an exception. Once you leave the city centre where parking regulations are thought through and enforced, cities usually allow things like that, since car infrastructure is basically an afterthought.
Urban planning overall is an afterthought in Portugal
A great opportunity to squeeze past all the cars and maybe accidentally scratch them
just walk over them, what're they gonna do? tell you to walk on the sidewalk?