I just don’t see trucks as having a greater value of threat to other vehicles/pedestrians when passenger vehicles (cars/suvs) outnumber trucks and are more common in the urban areas.
A shark attack is worse than a dog attack but I’d say dog attacks have a greater value of threat as it’s more common to happen.
To a pedestrian or cyclist, you’re just as dangerous as the truck and they often even advocate for more regulation to be licensed to drive any vehicle, not just big vehicles. Everything will seem dangerous to an ant. It’s all based on your perspective.
Out here in California the highway is like a battle field and most vehicle accidents are common passenger vehicles. The danger you describe is real but less likely, passenger vehicles pose a higher threat based on rate of occurrence imo