The irresponsibility or just plain lack of common sense seems to be increasing, if this next story is anything to go by.

The Policía Local in the city of Granada came across a driver with an aluminium baton/bar, through the driver’s window, across the front seats and sticking out of the passenger’s window.

The police took no time in publishing a photo on their Twitter account in order to show drivers what not to do when transporting long objects.

Drivers know that you can have long object protruding out of the back, but only by a certain distance, as long as they have a warning sign attached to the end. It can also protrude, horizontally, over the roof a certain distance.

The maximum amount a long object can protrude is equivalent of 10% the total length of the vehicle, according to Article 15 of the Highway Code. But it can never exceed the width of the vehicle for a very logical reason.

Put another way: Sir Lancelot, yes – Boadicea’s Chariot, no.

The photo was taken by another driver on Avenida Emperador Carlos V and is now in possession of the police.

(News: City & Metropolitan Area, Granada, Andalucia)