I found a link to the web site of the manufacturer. They cited the case of a guy who changed lanes as a car moved over in front of him and put on the brakes. He hit the car and was thrown. According to the story, his speed at impact was 140 mph, which would mean that he had to be doing either 150+ at the moment he left the bike, or he hit something moving toward him at a high rate of speed. I can't seem to find the link again, but I thought the story said that he hit the pavement, which makes the entire story questionable to me.

It is known that standard armor will not protect you from impact. It is designed to slide. It is also known that an air cushion will provide some protection from impact, certainly better than armor does. It seems to me that the best system would be a combo of the two, which allowed you to slide without bouncing or rolling, yet provided some decent protection against the forces of impact in case you hit something.