A road safety organisation has created a life-like sculpture showing what a human being could look like if it had evolved to survive a road accident.

Named Graham, the sculpture was designed by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in Australia, in conjunction with leading trauma surgeon Christian Kenfield, crash investigation expert David Logan, and world-renowned Melbourne sculptor Patricia Piccinini.

Graham (pictured below) was designed to showcase human vulnerability, and forms part of TAC's road safety campaign to highlight how susceptible the human body is to forces it will be under in a car crash.

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Joe Calafiore, TAC chief executive, said: "People can survive running at full pace into a wall, but when you're talking about collisions involving vehicles, the speeds are faster, the forces are greater and the chances of survival are much slimmer.

"Cars have evolved a 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."

Calafiore explained that the science of human vulnerability underpinned Victoria's Towards Zero campaign to reduce road accidents and their consequences.

"We have to accept people will always make mistakes, but modern vehicle safety technology and safe road design can drastically reduce the forces involved when a crash happens, making them more survivable," he said.

Graham features a number of bizarre bodily changes, including a massive chest, no neck and extra nipples designed to replicate airbags and protect the rib cage in the event of an accident. It is hoped the scale of these changes will help people realise just how vulnerable their own bodies are.

Calafiore said: "By making people confront the reality of their own vulnerability,Graham helps us to consider our own roles in road safety and how our own choices can protect us in the event of a mistake."