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On Saturday, July 11, a bicyclist was pronounced dead after a collision with a driver on Highway 35 in Woodside. The driver was traveling at a high rate of speed and failed to navigate a curve in the road, according to California Highway Patrol officials.
This incident comes nearly a year after another cyclist died in August 2025 at the intersection of Highway 35 and 84 in Woodside. A white bicycle in memory of the victim stands at the median of what locals call “Four Corners,” along with signs that call for drivers to slow down.
The area near Alice’s Restaurant on Skyline Boulevard is a hotspot for car enthusiasts and bikers, drawing hundreds of people, many of them out-of-towners, on the weekends. Although the speed limit on the two state routes is 40 mph, vehicles often can be spotted traveling through the intersection at higher speeds.
Saturday’s fatality occurred around 11:25 a.m. CHP Public Information Officer Sophie Lu said that a black Porsche traveling northbound on Highway 35 collided with a bicyclist traveling southbound. She added that an officer was able to respond within 15 to 20 minutes of receiving the call and off-duty paramedics even sooner.
This wooded, mountainous area of Woodside has winding roads, deep shadows and blinding sunlight that can hinder visibility. Residents long have called for better road designs to improve the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and local drivers.
Last November, Caltrans presented ideas to improve the intersection at Highway 35 and 84. Plans included a four-way stop, stop ahead signs in all directions , yield to pedestrian signs at crosswalks and turn restriction signs.
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and CHP have conducted operations to enforce safe driving practices in the area. Lu added that since last year, CHP has started assigning additional units between Interstate 280 and Highway 1 and “added another additional unit solely on SR-35 and SR-84 every weekend since May.”
