I'm sorry this happened to your family, but an always-on "No Turn on Red" means vehicles can't turn during the 99% of the time the pedestrian xing is vacant.
May I suggest a pedestrian-operated flashing "No turn" sign, together with flashing warnings facing through traffic.

Really this intersection needs a pedestrian bridge, but there is zero chance of that happening.

This is a great suggestion. It would help to keep drivers aware of pedestrians without backing up traffic when there are no pedestrians.

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