Tap taps are privately owned and beautifully decorated.[101] They follow fixed routes;[104] won't leave until filled with passengers;[102][104] and many feature wild colors, portraits of famous people, and intricate, hand-cut wooden window covers.[101] Often they are painted with religious names or slogans.[Thompson 3] Riders can disembark at any point in the journey.[102][104] Their name refers to "fast motion".[Thompson 4]