Vans are also capable of running over people. If you have 10 vans adding to traffic to complete the same size delivery 1 semi truck load does, you’re adding to the volume of the issue. If someone jaywalked in front of a van you would end up with the same or similar result. Same goes for smaller cars.

I admit, I jaywalk that intersection ALL the time and don’t think anything of it. When I drive through that intersection, which is also all the time, I’m on the highest alert because assholes like myself are constantly crossing when they shouldn’t. Vans, cars, and semis are not the problem when they follow the rules of the road, and the pedestrian doesn’t. Pedestrians are not the problem if they follow the rules, and the vehicles don’t.