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Tools for collecting traffic data on my street?
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My garmin bike computer + garmin varia radar can do this.
The thing about cars actually stopping will require either a video camera with a review of the footage afterwards, or a live volunteer.
There are two radar data apps for the Varia that I know of, but DCrainmaker explains the more popular of the two here. The app has been updated since the article, so it's better 🤗
When you are actually on a bike ride, you can see the real-time stats of approaching cars, their relative and absolute speeds, distance, etc.
It's pretty amazing.
Yes, it can be expensive. If you cycle, it's worth the investment.
As an alternative, which may work for the OP's application, is an inexpensive sports radar used for measuring the speed of baseballs, golfballs, hockey pucks, etc.
Some will give you the option to log and export the data, so you'd at least have speed and # of captures (I.e. cars) that pass.
The only disadvantage I see vs the bike radar, is that a sports radar might not do well when there are multiple cars passing at one time. A bike radar can detect and separate vehicles in a cluster.