diff --git a/selfdrive/debug/count_events.py b/selfdrive/debug/count_events.py
index a2c3576b6f..70f412bff1 100755
--- a/selfdrive/debug/count_events.py
+++ b/selfdrive/debug/count_events.py
@@ -4,16 +4,12 @@ import math
 import datetime
 from collections import Counter
 from pprint import pprint
-from tqdm import tqdm
 from typing import List, Tuple, cast
 
 from cereal.services import SERVICE_LIST
-from openpilot.tools.lib.route import Route
-from openpilot.tools.lib.logreader import LogReader
+from openpilot.tools.lib.srreader import SegmentRangeReader, ReadMode
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-  r = Route(sys.argv[1])
-
   cnt_valid: Counter = Counter()
   cnt_events: Counter = Counter()
 
@@ -24,31 +20,29 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
   start_time = math.inf
   end_time = -math.inf
   ignition_off = None
-  for q in tqdm(r.qlog_paths()):
-    if q is None:
-      continue
-    lr = list(LogReader(q))
-    for msg in lr:
-      end_time = max(end_time, msg.logMonoTime)
-      start_time = min(start_time, msg.logMonoTime)
+  for msg in SegmentRangeReader(sys.argv[1], ReadMode.QLOG):
+    end_time = max(end_time, msg.logMonoTime)
+    start_time = min(start_time, msg.logMonoTime)
 
-      if msg.which() == 'onroadEvents':
-        for e in msg.onroadEvents:
-          cnt_events[e.name] += 1
-      elif msg.which() == 'controlsState':
-        if len(alerts) == 0 or alerts[-1][1] != msg.controlsState.alertType:
+    if msg.which() == 'onroadEvents':
+      for e in msg.onroadEvents:
+        cnt_events[e.name] += 1
+    elif msg.which() == 'controlsState':
+      at = msg.controlsState.alertType
+      if "/override" not in at or "lanechange" in at.lower():
+        if len(alerts) == 0 or alerts[-1][1] != at:
           t = (msg.logMonoTime - start_time) / 1e9
-          alerts.append((t, msg.controlsState.alertType))
-      elif msg.which() == 'pandaStates':
-        if ignition_off is None:
-          ign = any(ps.ignitionLine or ps.ignitionCan for ps in msg.pandaStates)
-          if not ign:
-            ignition_off = msg.logMonoTime
-      elif msg.which() in cams:
-        cnt_cameras[msg.which()] += 1
+          alerts.append((t, at))
+    elif msg.which() == 'pandaStates':
+      if ignition_off is None:
+        ign = any(ps.ignitionLine or ps.ignitionCan for ps in msg.pandaStates)
+        if not ign:
+          ignition_off = msg.logMonoTime
+    elif msg.which() in cams:
+      cnt_cameras[msg.which()] += 1
 
-      if not msg.valid:
-        cnt_valid[msg.which()] += 1
+    if not msg.valid:
+      cnt_valid[msg.which()] += 1
 
   duration = (end_time - start_time) / 1e9