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> including delivery vans I can not understand why Amazon vans make that horrible sound when reversing. Surely the croaking hurts them more than saving a few a

> including delivery vans I can not understand why Amazon vans make that horrible sound when reversing. Surely the croaking hurts them more than saving a few accidents helps.

snoopy_telex 4y ago
snypher 4y ago
Whats more likely to lose a customer? a) the delivery van made a strange noise b) the delivery van reversed over a child
- colinmhayes 4y ago
  I order less from amazon because of the noise. Probably wouldn't if a kid got run over once, but if it happened multiple times that would be a problem. Nobody else uses the noise amazon does, and I don't hear about people being run over by delivery vans ever, so it doesn't really seem like an issue.
  - rodface 4y ago
    The "croaking" reversing alarm is the white-noise or broadband type, and are considered to be an improvement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-up_beeper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-up_beeper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018517/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018517/ "Still another alternative is the broadband beeper, a device that has the same cadence as the conventional beeper but broadcasts a “white-noise, whooshing sound,” says Thalheimer, who has no financial interest in or affiliation with Brigade Electronics, the manufacturer. He explains the sound is still readily audible behind the vehicle and is more easily localizable than a single-tone beeper, but the white noise is masked by community noise, so it is much less annoying to the public." https://www.forconstructionpros.com/construction-technology/construction-safety-technology/news/21138262/world-of-concrete-white-noise-backup-alarms-improve-safety https://www.forconstructionpros.com/construction-technology/... https://brigade-electronics.com/en-us/products/backup-and-warning-alarms/ https://brigade-electronics.com/en-us/products/backup-and-wa...
- spoils19 4y ago
  If a van reversed over a child but no one is around to hear it, did it really happen? On the other hand, I put up with delivery van noises constantly in my town, especially during church hours.

> including delivery vans I can not understand why Amazon vans make that horrible sound when reversing. Surely the croaking hurts them more than saving a few accidents helps.

snoopy_telex 4y ago

snypher 4y ago

Whats more likely to lose a customer? a) the delivery van made a strange noise b) the delivery van reversed over a child

colinmhayes 4y ago
I order less from amazon because of the noise. Probably wouldn't if a kid got run over once, but if it happened multiple times that would be a problem. Nobody else uses the noise amazon does, and I don't hear about people being run over by delivery vans ever, so it doesn't really seem like an issue.
- rodface 4y ago
  The "croaking" reversing alarm is the white-noise or broadband type, and are considered to be an improvement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-up_beeper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-up_beeper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018517/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018517/ "Still another alternative is the broadband beeper, a device that has the same cadence as the conventional beeper but broadcasts a “white-noise, whooshing sound,” says Thalheimer, who has no financial interest in or affiliation with Brigade Electronics, the manufacturer. He explains the sound is still readily audible behind the vehicle and is more easily localizable than a single-tone beeper, but the white noise is masked by community noise, so it is much less annoying to the public." https://www.forconstructionpros.com/construction-technology/construction-safety-technology/news/21138262/world-of-concrete-white-noise-backup-alarms-improve-safety https://www.forconstructionpros.com/construction-technology/... https://brigade-electronics.com/en-us/products/backup-and-warning-alarms/ https://brigade-electronics.com/en-us/products/backup-and-wa...
spoils19 4y ago
If a van reversed over a child but no one is around to hear it, did it really happen? On the other hand, I put up with delivery van noises constantly in my town, especially during church hours.