ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, wˌaɪl wˈɜːkɪŋ fɚðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən dˈeɪli nˈuːz, bˈeɪɚ dˈɪd ɛkstˈɛnsɪv wˈɜːk ɔnðə kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌv spˈiːd fˈɪɡjɚz ænd ɹˈoʊt bˈʊks ðæt hˈɛlpt pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹˌaɪz ðɛɹ jˈuːs.
In the early 1970s, while working for the Washington Daily News, Beyer did extensive work on the concept of speed figures and wrote books that helped popularize their use.