KMT legislator Weng Hsiao-ling's car was illegally parked on a sidewalk, becoming a new political controversy and bad news for her image and that of the KMT.

• After giving a radio interview, Weng Hsiao-ling got straight into the official car parked on the sidewalk, and a passing taxi driver honked and shouted at her for abusing her privileges.
• Taipei City Councillor Chien Shu-pei questioned why ordinary drivers are routinely ticketed while a legislator's car can be driven onto the sidewalk, and why Chiang Wan-an's city government is not acting on it.
• Chien Shu-pei linked the incident to Weng Hsiao-ling's other recent controversies, including cutting and freezing the Presidential Office's state affairs fund, which led to the cancellation of an order for 15,000 boxes of Mid-Autumn Festival gifts from sheltered workshops and disability groups.
• Online criticism has focused on her calling herself Chinese while cutting Taiwan's budget, and on her bullying of disadvantaged groups and pedestrians.

Outlook: The controversy is expected to keep burning in the short term, with attention shifting to whether the Taipei City Government will issue a fine for the illegal parking.