Graham is being used in road safety campaign for a high-speed crash protection

With a huge skull, no neck and massive ribs, ‘Graham’ might not be pretty to look at but he can survive a high-speed crash.

Graham’s features would protect him in a crash (Picture: AAP Image/Transport Accident Commission)

His huge chest and extra nipples are designed to act like air bags, while his fat face provides padding for his nose and ears.

But his peculiar features aren’t just deigned to protect him inside a car but also if he is struck as a pedestrian.
His knees can bend in more than one direction while his legs are strong enough to propel him above oncoming cars.

Graham is being used in a road safety campaign (Picture: AAP Image/Transport Accident Commission)

Graham, who is made out of fibreglass, silicone and human hair, was the brainchild of artist Patricia Piccinini and Melbourne Hospital trauma surgeon, Christian Kenfield.

Graham’s skull is thick to protect his brain (Picture; AAP Image/Transport Accident Commission)

Dr Kenfield said; ‘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.

He told the MailOnline: ‘The dangers of even low speeds such as 25,30, 35 kilometres an hour is quite great.

His legs are extra powerful to jump cars (Picture: AAP Image/Transport Accident Commission)

‘The most significant part of body for injury is the head. So as the head stops the brain actually keeps moving forward, smashing against the front part of the skull and then bouncing backwards and getting an injury on the back of the head as well.’
Piccinini called her masterpiece ‘very Australian’.
‘He’s not patronising, he’s not imposing, he’s open to us and the eyes are where the work is. It’s where you can really connect with him and empathize. If he was aggressive or belligerent or sort of patronising we wouldn’t be able to do that.’.