Drivers are shocked at the size of a comically-large antenna on the back of a police car

Two friends went into hysterics over a comically-large antenna on the back of a police car - but there is a simple explanation for the device. User NoItsNotNetFleek posted a video of a NSW Police Highway Patrol carto TikTok on Thursday night, where it has since amassed almost 200,000 views.

Two friends went into hysterics over a comically-large antenna on the back of a police car - but there is a simple explanation for the device. 

User NoItsNotNetFleek posted a video of a NSW Police Highway Patrol car to TikTok on Thursday night, where it has since amassed almost 200,000 views. 

The video showed the police BMW 530D merging with slow-moving traffic onto a highway as two men joked about the car's large antenna. 

User NoItsNotNetFleek posted a video of a NSW Police Highway Patrol car to TikTok on Thursday night, where it has since amassed almost 200,000 views The video shows a police BMW 530D cruising merging onto a highway with slow-moving traffic as two men joke about the car's large antenna

User NoItsNotNetFleek posted a video of a NSW Police Highway Patrol car to TikTok on Thursday night, where it has since amassed almost 200,000 views. The video shows a police BMW 530D cruising merging onto a highway with slow-moving traffic as two men joke about the car's large antenna

'What the f*** is he picking up with that (antenna)?' One man said in the video. 

'It's a f****** unicorn!' His friend replied before the short clip ended. 

'Mf got 5G signal,' the post was captioned.

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TikTok users were equally amused in the comment section, with one person joking it was a '6G' antenna. 

'That's a whole spaceship,' another user wrote.

Meanwhile, one commenter said it looked like a 'remote control car'. 

The large antenna was a high-frequency radio, which is used for highway patrol cars operating in remote or border areas with poor connection. Pictured: A Highway Patrol Holden Commodore

The large antenna was a high-frequency radio, which is used for highway patrol cars operating in remote or border areas with poor connection. Pictured: A Highway Patrol Holden Commodore

The large antenna was a high-frequency radio, which is used for highway patrol cars operating in remote or border areas with poor connection. 

The second antenna on the left is a cellular antenna for the car's mobile data terminal. 

Two roof bar antennas are for citizen's band radio and police digital communication radio. 

NSW Police highway patrol vehicles can have up to nine antennas or emitters equipped for various uses for other functions such as Wifi or radar.  

NSW Police highway patrol vehicles can have up to nine antennas or emitters equipped for various uses for other functions such as Wifi or radar. Pictured: A Highway Patrol Holden Commodore

NSW Police highway patrol vehicles can have up to nine antennas or emitters equipped for various uses for other functions such as Wifi or radar. Pictured: A Highway Patrol Holden Commodore

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