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The impetus for doing this came to them after receiving a young woman\u2019s California Ph.D. student\u2019s psychology thesis on this topic in 1970.<\/p>\n<p>Their goal was to come up with some simple-to-do, roadside standardized field sobriety tests (SFSTs). The federal agency\u2019s goal was to create a method of <em>standardizing<\/em> these police officers&#8217; roadside tests, by conducting research and gathering statistical studies on group performance of sober and drinking subjects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/dui-dwi-10-reasons-not-submit-to-a-field-sobriety-test\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading 10 Reasons Not to Do Field Sobriety Tests in a Georgia DUI Stop\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Larry Kohn, Georgia Super Lawyer, AVVO Superstar DUI Attorney and member of Best Law Firms in America Starting in 1970, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the federal government began doling out funding equal to today&#8217;s equivalent of about $5 million during a 28-year period. 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