Meet ‘Graham’…
He’s part of the latest road safety campaign in Australia’s Victoria State and according to the transport accident commission, he has the ideal body to survive a car crash.
Sculpted by a Melbourne artist in conjunction with a Melbourne hospital trauma surgeon and a road safety engineer, Graham has body parts needed to be able to stay alive in a high speed crash.
Made out of fiberglass, silicone, resin and human hair, Graham is on display in Australia for visitors to immerse themselves in augmented reality technology to look under Graham’s skin and learn about his unique features.
Christian Kenfield is the Trauma Surgeon who helped create him.
"The head has a much bigger skull so it acts like a bicycle helmet. Graham actually has no neck, he has no cervical spine that can be fractured in a whiplash injury. These ribs are super ribs absorbing much more of the force," Kenfield said.
According to Australian media, Graham is due to travel Victoria state with his simple but, hopefully effective message. “You haven’t got what I’ve got and if you drive safely, you won’t need it”.