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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+from typing import NamedTuple
+from openpilot.tools.lib.logreader import LogReader
+from openpilot.selfdrive.locationd.models.pose_kf import EARTH_G
+
+RLOG_MIN_LAT_ACTIVE = 50
+RLOG_MIN_STEERING_UNPRESSED = 50
+RLOG_MIN_REQUESTING_MAX = 25  # sample many times after reaching max torque
+
+QLOG_DECIMATION = 10
+
+
+class Event(NamedTuple):
+  lateral_accel: float
+  speed: float
+  roll: float
+  timestamp: float  # relative to start of route (s)
+
+
+def find_events(lr: LogReader, qlog: bool = False) -> list[Event]:
+  min_lat_active = RLOG_MIN_LAT_ACTIVE // QLOG_DECIMATION if qlog else RLOG_MIN_LAT_ACTIVE
+  min_steering_unpressed = RLOG_MIN_STEERING_UNPRESSED // QLOG_DECIMATION if qlog else RLOG_MIN_STEERING_UNPRESSED
+  min_requesting_max = RLOG_MIN_REQUESTING_MAX // QLOG_DECIMATION if qlog else RLOG_MIN_REQUESTING_MAX
+
+  events = []
+
+  start_ts = 0
+
+  # state tracking
+  steering_unpressed = 0  # frames
+  requesting_max = 0  # frames
+  lat_active = 0  # frames
+
+  # current state
+  curvature = 0
+  v_ego = 0
+  roll = 0
+
+  for msg in lr:
+    if msg.which() == 'carControl':
+      if start_ts == 0:
+        start_ts = msg.logMonoTime
+
+      lat_active = lat_active + 1 if msg.carControl.latActive else 0
+
+    elif msg.which() == 'carOutput':
+      # if we test with driver torque safety, max torque can be slightly noisy
+      requesting_max = requesting_max + 1 if abs(msg.carOutput.actuatorsOutput.steer) > 0.95 else 0
+
+    elif msg.which() == 'carState':
+      steering_unpressed = steering_unpressed + 1 if not msg.carState.steeringPressed else 0
+      v_ego = msg.carState.vEgo
+
+    elif msg.which() == 'controlsState':
+      curvature = msg.controlsState.curvature
+
+    elif msg.which() == 'liveParameters':
+      roll = msg.liveParameters.roll
+
+    if lat_active > min_lat_active and steering_unpressed > min_steering_unpressed and requesting_max > min_requesting_max:
+      # TODO: record max lat accel at the end of the event, need to use the past lat accel as overriding can happen before we detect it
+      requesting_max = 0
+
+      current_lateral_accel = curvature * v_ego ** 2 - roll * EARTH_G
+      events.append(Event(current_lateral_accel, v_ego, roll, round((msg.logMonoTime - start_ts) * 1e-9, 2)))
+      print(events[-1])
+
+  return events
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Find max lateral acceleration events",
+                                   formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter)
+
+  parser.add_argument("route")
+  args = parser.parse_args()
+
+  lr = LogReader(args.route, sort_by_time=True)
+  qlog = args.route.endswith('/q')
+  if qlog:
+    print('WARNING: Treating route as qlog!')
+
+  print('Finding events...')
+  events = find_events(lr, qlog=qlog)
+
+  print()
+  print(f'Found {len(events)} events')
+
+  perc_left_accel = -np.percentile([-ev.lateral_accel for ev in events if ev.lateral_accel < 0], 90)
+  perc_right_accel = np.percentile([ev.lateral_accel for ev in events if ev.lateral_accel > 0], 90)
+
+  CP = lr.first('carParams')
+
+  plt.ion()
+  plt.clf()
+  plt.suptitle(f'{CP.carFingerprint} - Max lateral acceleration events')
+  plt.title(args.route)
+  plt.scatter([ev.speed for ev in events], [ev.lateral_accel for ev in events], label='max lateral accel events')
+
+  plt.plot([0, 35], [3, 3], c='r', label='ISO 11270 - 3 m/s^2')
+  plt.plot([0, 35], [-3, -3], c='r')
+
+  plt.plot([0, 35], [perc_left_accel, perc_left_accel], c='g', linestyle='--', label='90th percentile left lateral accel')
+  plt.plot([0, 35], [perc_right_accel, perc_right_accel], c='#ff7f0e', linestyle='--', label='90th percentile right lateral accel')
+  plt.text(0.4, float(perc_left_accel + 0.4), f'{perc_left_accel:.2f} m/s^2', verticalalignment='center', fontsize=12)
+  plt.text(0.4, float(perc_right_accel - 0.4), f'{perc_right_accel:.2f} m/s^2', verticalalignment='center', fontsize=12)
+
+  plt.xlim(0, 35)
+  plt.ylim(-5, 5)
+  plt.xlabel('speed (m/s)')
+  plt.ylabel('lateral acceleration (m/s^2)')
+  plt.legend()
+  plt.show(block=True)