Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @WTOPtraffic
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
307
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
10 years
Summarization
The tweets discuss the heavy traffic and congestion caused by the Cherry Blossom festival in Washington, D.C. and provide alternative modes of transportation such as biking, walking, and taking the Metro. There are also updates on car accidents and road closures in the area. Some users express frustration with the National Mall's management of the festival and call for more support for pedestrian and bike access. One tweet also references a fatal pedestrian accident on I-495.
Topic Modeling
- Cherry Blossoms and Traffic
- Car Accidents and Traffic Jams
- Alternative Transportation Methods
- Complaints about National Mall Traffic Management
- Updates on Traffic Incidents and Closures
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets include frustration, annoyance, and anger towards the heavy traffic and difficulties in traveling to view the Cherry Blossoms in Washington, D.C. Some suggest using alternative modes of transportation, such as biking or taking the Metro, while others express concern for pedestrian and traffic safety. There are also mentions of accidents and road closures, leading to further frustration and inconvenience. Overall, the tweets convey a sense of stress and dissatisfaction with the current state of transportation in the area.
Trend Analysis
- Cherry Blossom traffic and related incidents
- Alternative transportation options
- Pedestrian and vehicular accidents
- Updates on road closures and traffic delays
- Discussion on the feasibility of driving vs taking public transit or biking
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
168
Percentage of total tweets
54%
Number of Original tweets
40
Percentage of total tweets
13%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
307
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
92
Percentage of total tweets
29%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
38
Percentage of total tweets
12%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
183
Percentage of total tweets
59%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 129 |
| TweetDeck | 69 |
| Twitter Web App | 48 |
| Twitter for Android | 37 |
| PyTwitterAssistant | 9 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTOP | WTOP | The official Twitter account of WTOP News. News, traffic and weather. Live 24/7/365 so you never miss a moment. On-air, online, on mobile. | 307,789 |
| VaDOT | VDOT | The Virginia Department of Transportation @VaDOTNOVA @VaDOTHR @VaDOTRVA @VaDOTFRED @VaDOTStaunton @VaDOTCULP @VaDOTSalem @VaDOTBristol @VaDOTLynchburg | 76,138 |
| MDSHA | MD State Highway Adm | MDOT SHA manages numbered, non-toll roads in Maryland. For customer service, please visit our website. Account monitored M-F 8am-4:30pm | 62,896 |
| STATter911 | Dave Statter | Dispatches from the rabbit hole from a senile, crazy gadfly who--in his more lucid moments--provides fire and EMS news. | 35,750 |
| mcfrsPIO | Pete Piringer | Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue Service - an Internationally Accredited Combination Career & Volunteer Public Safety Organization | 31,116 |
| MDOTNews | MDTransportationDept | Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) News is a central resource for news and features about Maryland's highway, transit, port and airport facilities. | 30,538 |
| DCPoliceTraffic | DC Police Traffic | Providing Timely Traffic Information To The Nation's Capital | 25,163 |
| MoCoPGNews | MoCo PG News | @CofC student. Tweeting crime & breaking news in Montgomery County and Prince George's County, MD. 30k on Instagram. mocopgnews@gmail.com $MoCoPGNews | 15,318 |
| hakancopur1 | Hakan Copur | Journalist | TRT Representative in US | Views are my own, RTs not endorsement | #Turkey #US #MiddleEast | 14,624 |
| tatzanx | Shane Worth @tatzanx@universeodon.com | T.I. OS/EH/MC #RESIST What poor gods we do make. “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.” - Marcus Aurelius | 13,123 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| tatzanx | Shane Worth @tatzanx@universeodon.com | T.I. OS/EH/MC #RESIST What poor gods we do make. “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.” - Marcus Aurelius | 14,431 |
| STATter911 | Dave Statter | Dispatches from the rabbit hole from a senile, crazy gadfly who--in his more lucid moments--provides fire and EMS news. | 11,270 |
| bryanerock | B. Rock | #Entrepreneur in #government, #humancapital, #entertainment, & #workforce development. #EMT #Firefighter #DMT #Diver. @pmcva Retweets ≠ endorsement | 5,016 |
| monkeyrotica | @monkeyrotica@mas.to on Mastodon | No relation to @turkeyrotica, @donkeyrotica, or @bigfootrotica. | 5,014 |
| HERMSSANCHEZ15 | HERMÈS SANCHEZ | CAPS CHAMPS | 5,002 |
| Miss_Placed_ | day by day, bird by bird | https://t.co/E00XNqo5P5 | 5,001 |
| backspring2011 | ☮️🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🏳️🌈🆘🆘🆘community comic | Fuckcancer Nationals/NO DM. Capitols fan totally disabled unable to work #bluecrew volunteer @ Reston community center Saturday morning. | 4,881 |
| RN4GVP | Raging Nurse Mary Who Demands We DO SOMETHING! 💛 | SUPER PISSED OFF Grandmother of 4, volunteering with @MomsDemand to end school shootings | UVA alumna🧡💙 | #VoteLikeBlackWomen | She/her | 4,585 |
| ilovearlingtonv | I Love Arlington VA | I love living in Arlington, Virginia ILvArlVA is supported by its audience. When you use this link to shop at Amazon, we may earn an affiliate commission. | 4,194 |
| SusanKHeflin | Susan Evans Heflin 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 | #IStandWithUkraine #HandMarkedPaperBallots #RemoveTheModems #TheResistance 🚫No Lists🚫 I block 🤖 and trolls | 3,977 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| WTOPJack | - | 51 |
| 79wasagreatyear | - | 20 |
| HERMESSPORTS23 | - | 11 |
| nickcjacobs | Born and bred Washingtonian, activist, PR pro. You may have seen me in the media talking about voting. All tweets are personal, not professional. | 10 |
| ilovearlingtonv | I love living in Arlington, Virginia ILvArlVA is supported by its audience. When you use this link to shop at Amazon, we may earn an affiliate commission. | 9 |
| dePompaWTOP | Interactive Traffic + Transit Reporter @WTOP Radio @WTOPtraffic, musician, producer, audiophile, artist, traffic geek vying to take small talk up a notch. | 8 |
| STATter911 | Dispatches from the rabbit hole from a senile, crazy gadfly who--in his more lucid moments--provides fire and EMS news. | 6 |
| CordellTraffic | Student. Writer @TheMoCoShow. Tweeting Crime, Public Safety, #wmata, #MDTraffic in Montgomery County, MD and beyond. Opinions mine, etc. | 6 |
| downeasturbnist | it/they | mostly being uncontrollably queer online | fmr twitter beta test ldr | 5 |
| StevenKadir | - | 5 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640052176662790146 | #CherryBlossoms are beautiful & so's the weather. The traffic? Not so much. If you aren't yet convinced to leave the car at home look at this. @WTOPtraffic @ARLnowDOTcom @VaDOTNOVA @DCPoliceTraffic @DDOTDC @usparkpolicepio @CordellTraffic @PoPville #dctraffic #vatraffic #395cam https://t.co/0dk6J3pyE1 | 24 |
| 1639769685561425926 | Watch: #CherryBlossom traffic just got a lot worse. Car fire has brought traffic to a stop on Buckeye at Ohio on the Potomac River side. @dcfireems now on the scene & has water on it. @WTOPtraffic @ARLnowDOTcom @RealTimeNews10 @SafetyVid #firefighters #traffic #DCtraffic #395cam https://t.co/EIx4vt0del | 9 |
| 1640061004397658112 | Desperate cherry blossom vistors are parked - and ticketed - on the Ohio Drive ramp to 395. @WTOP @wtoptraffic #DMV https://t.co/RHf8gLnTdx | 6 |
| 1638202177754734593 | Old Georgetown Road MD-187 between Democracy Blvd & Nicholson Lane, following crew & Trooper direction through several separate work zones for punch list patching from last fall’s resurfacing project. #MDTraffic @WTOPTraffic https://t.co/ugUf5ogs8h | 4 |
| 1639499311946903555 | NEW: Tractor-trailer overturned on ramp from Outer Loop to I-95S/644 in Springfield. Early report of no other vehicles involved & no injuries. Fuel leak. @VSPPIO & @ffxfirerescue handling. Follow @WTOPtraffic for updates. #traffic #vatraffic #police @CordellTraffic https://t.co/hfi3fHNm3x | 4 |
| 1639913643142676480 | FATAL PEDESTRIAN STRUCK: Outerloop of I-495 at Riggs Rd in Prince George's County-- pedestrian pronounced dead on the scene. Extended closure on the Beltway for Crash Reconstruction. @alanhenney @CordellTraffic #MDTraffic @WTOPtraffic https://t.co/KV8Rqk10Y3 | 4 |
| 1639354614477643795 | @WTOPtraffic Every year @NationalMallNPS does the same thing: 1) Tells people not to drive there 2) Tries in vain to make it *easier* to drive 3) Actively makes it *harder* to walk, bike, and take transit there. 🤦 And every year it feels terrible to be there | 3 |
| 1640345250022539267 | Watch: Someone's unsecured load made for a rough morning for others on Maryland's ICC near New Hampshire Avenue today. MDOT video from @SafetyVid. @WTOPtraffic @CordellTraffic #traffic #mdtraffic https://t.co/AMtuKvRdBv | 3 |
| 1639647642601889792 | Northbound I-270 ramp to Westbound MD-28 (Exit 6B) CLOSED, MSP on scene of a fluid spill. #DCTraffic #MDTraffic @WTOPTraffic | 3 |
| 1638748610740330497 | ~11:30PM Wednesday, Beltway Outer Loop under US-29 Colesville Rd (Exit 30): Police Activity briefly held traffic; lanes now reopening. Individual involved in an incident off the highway now being transported for evaluation. No injury. #DCTraffic #MDTraffic @WTOPTraffic https://t.co/n3q32GooMR | 3 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640052176662790146 | #CherryBlossoms are beautiful & so's the weather. The traffic? Not so much. If you aren't yet convinced to leave the car at home look at this. @WTOPtraffic @ARLnowDOTcom @VaDOTNOVA @DCPoliceTraffic @DDOTDC @usparkpolicepio @CordellTraffic @PoPville #dctraffic #vatraffic #395cam https://t.co/0dk6J3pyE1 | 177 |
| 1639769685561425926 | Watch: #CherryBlossom traffic just got a lot worse. Car fire has brought traffic to a stop on Buckeye at Ohio on the Potomac River side. @dcfireems now on the scene & has water on it. @WTOPtraffic @ARLnowDOTcom @RealTimeNews10 @SafetyVid #firefighters #traffic #DCtraffic #395cam https://t.co/EIx4vt0del | 45 |
| 1639963783329116162 | @usparkpolicepio @WTOPtraffic Or just take @wmata 😘 | 27 |
| 1640061004397658112 | Desperate cherry blossom vistors are parked - and ticketed - on the Ohio Drive ramp to 395. @WTOP @wtoptraffic #DMV https://t.co/RHf8gLnTdx | 21 |
| 1639354614477643795 | @WTOPtraffic Every year @NationalMallNPS does the same thing: 1) Tells people not to drive there 2) Tries in vain to make it *easier* to drive 3) Actively makes it *harder* to walk, bike, and take transit there. 🤦 And every year it feels terrible to be there | 20 |
| 1639001693408100352 | @WTOPtraffic Do not drive downtown at all. | 17 |
| 1639221553698054146 | @WTOPtraffic I tried biking to the cherry blossoms. It worked well, except the bottleneck between the Wharf and the Tidal Basin (where the bike lanes disappear, the sidewalk narrows, and riding in the street is impossible) is a godawful mess. @DDOTDC @Wash_cycle, any ideas? #bikedc | 17 |
| 1639066592242991106 | @WTOPtraffic @kittykatya "Until further notice the Smithsonian stop on the Metro will henceforth be known as Cherry Blossoms." | 15 |
| 1639913643142676480 | FATAL PEDESTRIAN STRUCK: Outerloop of I-495 at Riggs Rd in Prince George's County-- pedestrian pronounced dead on the scene. Extended closure on the Beltway for Crash Reconstruction. @alanhenney @CordellTraffic #MDTraffic @WTOPtraffic https://t.co/KV8Rqk10Y3 | 13 |
| 1640345250022539267 | Watch: Someone's unsecured load made for a rough morning for others on Maryland's ICC near New Hampshire Avenue today. MDOT video from @SafetyVid. @WTOPtraffic @CordellTraffic #traffic #mdtraffic https://t.co/AMtuKvRdBv | 11 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #dctraffic | 132 |
| #mdtraffic | 85 |
| #vatraffic | 57 |
| #traffic | 10 |
| #frederick | 8 |
| #arlington | 7 |
| #fairfax | 6 |
| #swdc | 6 |
| #cherryblossoms | 6 |
| #fauquier | 6 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @wtoptraffic | 308 |
| @cordelltraffic | 63 |
| @vadotnova | 55 |
| @statter911 | 49 |
| @arlnowdotcom | 49 |
| @ddotdc | 49 |
| @dcpolicetraffic | 47 |
| @usparkpolicepio | 45 |
| @popville | 42 |
| @vsppio | 10 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
79
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🔗 | 139 | link |
| 📞 | 63 | telephone_receiver |
| 🚧 | 10 | construction |
| 🚗 | 6 | automobile |
| 👷♀️ | 4 | woman_construction_worker |
| 🙏 | 2 | folded_hands |
| 🙏🏻 | 2 | folded_hands_light_skin_tone |
| 🤣 | 2 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 🚨 | 2 | police_car_light |
| 🤦 | 2 | person_facepalming |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Objects | 202 |
| Travel & Places | 18 |
| People & Body | 15 |
| Symbols | 4 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 3 |
| Animals & Nature | 1 |