India, Sept. 27 -- Bengaluru entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw shared a photograph of a sticker stuck behind a car, "not drunk, avoiding potholes", and the image quickly ballooned into a social-media joke fest.

Users piled on with quips such as "In Bangalore, all cars should have this sticker," "Anyone who goes in a straight line on these roads is suspected of drinking," and "Bangalore is giving a dirt rally experience free of cost."

Other tongue-in-cheek posts warned, "Don't try to hug me, I could bump you off the road."

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The light-hearted viral thread underscored a more serious point: commuters are fed up with persistent potholes...