backup alarm

Vehicle retreat signal

A backup alarm is the beeping or warning sound a vehicle makes when moving in reverse, alerting people behind it.

Most common on trucks, buses, and heavy equipment, these alarms are required safety features in commercial and industrial settings.

The distinctive beep pattern has become so ubiquitous that backup alarm sometimes describes any repetitive warning sound.

Related

safety · safety feature · construction · work zone · loud · annoying · white noise · vehicle · forklift · sound · alert · watch out · parking · loading · dock · blind spot · yellow · high-pitched

Categories
Opposites
warning vs. silence

backup alarmstealth mode

Undetectable operational state

auditory signal type

backup alarmhorn

Pointed animal headgear

engine noise · continuous tone

active vs. passive safety features

backup alarmrearview camera

Vehicle reversing display system

parking sensors · blind spot mirror · backup camera · proximity sensor

Family

back, backs, backed, backing, backups, alarm, alarms, alarmed, alarming

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G