A traffic sensor and a method of operating the traffic sensor to collect
vehicular traffic data for a road is described. The traffic sensor has
(a) a radar module for generating radar-based vehicle data regarding a
plurality of vehicles passing the sensor field of view based on detection
and measurement of traffic; (b) an image module for generating image data
representing a plurality of images of the road and the traffic; and, (c)
a traffic sensor enclosure for enclosing both the radar module and the
image module.