IONIA COUNTY, MI - If you can't go around it, go over it.

That seemed to be the message to whoever painted road markings on M-44 in Ionia County. Look no further for evidence than a photo posted to Facebook by West Michigan resident Polly Misner on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

The photo, which looks like it was created for a meme, depicts a very dead opossum with a yellow line painted on its back.

"At first I thought 'really.' I have seen memes about it," Misner said. "But then I thought, the paint trucks are already holding up traffic, why couldn't they stop and scrap it off the road? It might take 15 seconds."

"The risk of the worker getting hit when they already have traffic stopping is not that great," she continued. "I was driving 55 miles per hour and I saw a dead animal from enough distance away that I could have stopped. Just thought it was funny, but then I was a little disappointed that it looks gross and could have been avoided."

Yellow lines, of course, mark the center of a two-way road used for two-way traffic.

This particular example could be found between M-66 and Orleans Road on M-44 between Belding and Ionia in Ionia County.

The photo has been quite popular on social media, with many commenting that they have also seen the roadkill-adorned marking.

The post has been shared more than 500 times, but apparently this happens quite a bit around the United States.

Only in michigan do they paint over road kill #roadkill @puremichigan pic.twitter.com/hyHio40QeJ — BowHuntin Gent (@dieselgentlemen) July 26, 2014