Are There DUI Field Sobriety Tests in Los Angeles California?
Reader’s Question:
I heard from my mom that field sobriety tests are used to be called something else back then. How were these tests develop and could you cite some common tests that police usually conduct here in Los Angeles, California?
Amos
Los Angeles, CA
In mid 1970’s, with the assistance and cooperation of the law enforcement community, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has conducted research that resulted in the development of a battery of three standardized field sobriety tests (FST’s). These are the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Walk and Turn and the One Leg Stand which are commonly used by police officers in Los Angeles, California and are designed to assist them in detecting drivers who are under the influence. FST’s are formerly referred to as Improved Sobriety Tests but they are now the Standard that the Federal Government wants to be utilized.
The FST program was validated in field studies and laboratory conducted by the Southern California Research Institute. The FST’s were initially developed by the Los Angeles Police Department Training in how to conduct the tests and it is included in the NHTSA course “DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.”
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