road safety organisation in Australia has created mock-up of perfect body needed to survive car crash. Australia's Transport Accident Commission (TAC) has called its human-looking creation 'Graham'. TAC commissioned sculpture of Graham and released a video to educate road users about road safety. Although Graham is humanesque, he is somewhat grotesque in parts and resembles character from horror movie. The BBC says: "He has a head shaped like boulder, feet snarled like tree roots and chest like a wrinkled battering ram." A spokesperson from TAC said Graham was designed to highlight how frail and vulnerable human body is when involved in vehicle collision on roads.
TAC commissioned celebrated artist Patricia Piccinini to create artwork for Graham. She collaborated with leading trauma surgeon and road crash investigation expert to get right look and build for Graham. She gave Graham thick skull, wider neck, inflatable chest that acts like airbags, and hoof-like legs that allow Graham to jump out of dangerous situations. TAC chief executive Joe Calafiore commented on why his organisation commissioned Graham as educational tool. He said: "Cars have evolved lot faster than humans and Graham helps us understand why we need to improve every aspect of our roads system to protect ourselves from our own mistakes."
