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Tap tap
''Tap taps'' are gaily painted buses〔 or pick-up trucks〔(Haiti: Tap-taps ) traveladventures.org〕 that serve as share taxis in Haiti. They may also be referred to as ''camionette''. Literally meaning "quick quick",〔 these vehicles for hire are privately owned and ornately decorated.〔 They follow fixed routes, do not leave until filled with passengers, and riders can disembark at any point in the journey.〔(My Haiti Picture for today : Tap-Tap ) katianovetsaintlot.blogspot.com, February 9, 2010〕 ==Decoration==
Often painted with religious names or slogans,〔Tap-tap, fula-fula, kia-kia: The Haitian bus in Atlantic perspective. Thompson, Robert Farris. African Arts. Los Angeles: Spring 1996. Vol. 29, Iss. 2; p. 36〕 the ''tap tap'' is known for its lavish decoration, and many feature wild colors, portraits of famous people, and intricate, hand-cut wooden window covers.〔(Haiti's 'Tap Tap' Bus Art Flourishes After Quake ) PBS Newshour, March 30, 2010〕
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