I cross that intersection daily and there is never a time when I almost do not get hit - no one stops at the light when they are turning right - it is petrifying each and every time I cross I feel like I am taking my life in my hands - seriously isn't there anything that can be done or do we need to wait for more horrific tragedies like this one to occur ?

I don't know the trails in this area, but will the new pedestrian bridge next to the RR undercrossing at Stanley x Murrietta be an option? Too bad the bike lane is so narrow on the north side of Stanley.

Livermore and Pleasanton residents should contact their city public works. There are signs that can alert drivers. Also moving the crosswalk so it us more visible to right turn lanes. Is there a way to have a right turn arrow flashing red when walk sign is on. Trouble is cyclists will ride through green light same time as cats and especially gravel trucks race to catch the green light

Can't speak for Livermore, but in Pleasanton, Mike Tassano is the head traffic engineer, whose department is responsible for traffic safety. There has been a concerted effort made to make Pleasanton more bicycle-friendly by adding green bicycle lanes throughout the city, alerting drivers to cycle lanes. Along Foothill Road there are bollards that have been installed along some stretches of the roadway to protect cyclists. Livermore surely can and should step up it's traffic engineering department to do the same.
The matter should have been addressed when Isabel was widened, but since it wasn't, residents, cyclists, drivers, and pedestrians alike need to call their city officials and insist on an expedited safety upgrade in signage/signals to prevent a repeat of this tragic incident. That intersection is truly another accident waiting to happen again.

Edit my comment above. Same time as cars, not cats

Lower the speed limit on Stanley. Cars are going at least 65 and racing to catch the green light

Stanley speed limit is 55. When I'm driving on it, most drivers respect that. The odd ones that are doing 65 aren't paying attention and heeding the limit. And anybody who tries to negotiate that right turn onto Isabel at 65 is certain to fail. Simple speed reduction isn't the answer.

You say that the "cyclist was struck by a truck." Wasn't she struck by the driver of the truck? Or did you mean to perpetuate the fallacy that these things happen and that there isn't much we can do about them.

Would you ever say "the victim was shot by a gun?" Instead, how about, "A driver killed a Livermore woman by hitting her with a gravel truck and then fleeing the scene." Big difference. It conveys respect to the victim and agency to the person that caused the crash.

Shame on the Police for using the term "accident." Most crashes are due to driver error, DUI, etc.

Jeremy Walsh writing in Weekly article published March 3, 2021:

"Investigators concluded rider at fault in crossing into trucks path. Driver absolved".

"seriously isn't there anything that can be done or do we need to wait for more horrific tragedies like this one to occur ?"

Oh, yes, but Caltrans, who did the reconstruction years ago, constantly demonstrates they do not care about bike or pedestrians so takes the cheapest way out in every situation.

1) Remove all the poles and signs that obstruct the clear line of sight at the corner.
2) Make a button for cyclists and peds that gives them a dedicated green and stops ALL vehicles while they cross (there is a similar problem on the other side of the street as well) (right now the green for turning and cross in the cross walk are on at the same time - an utterly stupid design)
3) Engineer the turn lane and corner to slow vehicles to a crawl so they have time to see anyone there if the button is not pushed for some reason - speed bumps, a sharp corner that requires slowing WAY down. etc.
4) Could make a red for peds and cyclists when the turn lane is green.


The problem is all this takes thought and action, something Caltrans and Livermore are not very good at.