Tap tap

A tap tap bus used for longer journeys

Tap taps (Template:Lang-ht, Template:IPA-ht) are gaily painted buses[1] or pick-up trucks with metal covers[2] that serve as share taxis in Haiti. They may also be referred to as camionette.[3]

Literally meaning "quick quick",[4] these vehicles for hire are privately owned and ornately decorated.[1] They follow fixed routes, won't leave until filled with passengers, and riders can disembark at any point in the journey.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Decoration
* 2 Travel warnings
* 2.1 Canada
* 2.2 United States
* 3 References
* 4 See also

## Decoration

Tap tap in Port-au-Prince.

Often painted with religious names or slogans,[4] the tap tap is known for its lavish decoration, and many feature wild colors, portraits of famous people such as Justin Bieber and Michael Jackson, and intricate, hand-cut wooden window covers, some window covers are also made of metal.[1]

## Travel warnings

Tap tap cab in Port-au-Prince

Many developed countries inform their citizens to not take tap taps when visiting Haiti.

### Canada

While saying not to use any form of public transport in Haiti, the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against tap tap travel especially.[6]

### United States

The US State Department warns travelers not to use tap taps "because they are often overloaded, mechanically noisy, and driven unsafely."[7]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Haiti's 'Tap Tap' Bus Art Flourishes After Quake PBS Newshour, March 30, 2010
2. ↑ Haiti: Tap-taps traveladventures.org
3. ↑ Paul Clammer, Michael Grosberg, Jens Porup (2008). Dominican Republic and Haiti (4th ed.). Lonely Planet. pp. 355. ISBN 9781741042924. https://books.google.com/books?id=Kjde3Fmwb7IC&q=camionette haiti&pg=PA355.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
5. ↑ My Haiti Picture for today : Tap-Tap katianovetsaintlot.blogspot.com, February 9, 2010
6. ↑ TRAVEL REPORT Haiti: 9. Travel and Currency Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada Official Site
7. ↑ Travel Warning: Haiti US Department of State Official Site, January 20, 2011

## See also

* Dekotora
* Jeepney
* Jingle truck
* Chiva bus
* Auto rickshaw
* Chicken bus
* Matatu

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