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Minivans are damn near the size of half ton trucks…
They’re an inch narrower and 6 inches shorter is all, while weighing damn near as much as your average F-150. Only real advantage is a truck is 2’ longer.
A minivan has a lower hood, ride height, and better visibility. Modern pickups are shaped like a brick and weigh hundreds of pounds more, if not over a thousand in quite a few comparisons.
Get hit by a van and you roll over the hood. Get hit by a pickup and you’re immediately brought up to the speed of the truck, flat against the grill, which is quite often lethal.