Meet Graham, Who Survives Car Crashes So Others Can Live

Mock model shows what humans should look like to survive accidents.

This mock body created by Melbourne sculptor Patricia Piccinini is a part of Australia’s Transport Accident Commission campaign for road safety.

According to the commission, the human body has evolved to survive impacts at human speeds.

“Our vulnerabilities are at the heart of everything that we do in road safety – how do we protect ourselves on our roads”, TAC chief executive officer Joe Calafiore said.

“Hotspots” on Graham’s body that would see him survive a crash.

The interactive sculpture of Graham is now on display at the State Library of Victoria, before he goes on a roadtrip of his own. The Traffic Accident Commission knows this too well, so the next time you decided not to use a seatbelt, take one look at Graham. “The human body can only withstand certain amounts of force in a auto accident”. Understandably Graham’s head is much larger, to keep his brain from getting jostled. This is to prevent whiplash, abrasions and to absorb any impact to the head and face from a windshield, steering wheel or dashboard in a collision.

Dr Kenfield said; ‘The head has a much bigger skull so it acts like a bicycle helmet. Just cut to the ribs, Piccinini thought. They are fitted with fleshy sacks between the bones, mimicking the protective effects of an airbag.

Apart from the design of its buzzcut and begoatied mascot, the TAC’s Meet Graham program also comes with a school curriculum to help schools integrate the project into their work with tomorrow’s drivers.

I’m gonna lay all the stats on you courtesy of The Daily Mail, but I bet you won’t even read it because look at this f***ed up shit; it’s a goddamn nightmare.

He also boasts thicker and more robust skin to avoid having his flesh sliced open in a nasty collision.

Graham’s has no neck, a prominent forehead, and sunken eyes and nose.

Pedestrians are often hurt in Australia while stepping off the curb and being struck by a vehicle.

But Graham’s knees have extra tendons and can bend in a variety of ways to manage such strikes. And “spring-loaded legs” allow him to jump out of the way of hazards.