doesnt matter if its a computer, porn, 60 minutes, or w/e. The way they see it; is its a distraction to the driver essentially something he purposely allows and can divert his attention from driving. Your case isnt automatically illegal, because if it somehow kept your car from blowing everything to smitherines then its a substantial reason to be distracted. Or simply say that once you were pulled over you found that a good time to view your car's data therefor the assuming-ticketing officer was none the wiser and thought your computer was open while driving. the judge might say youre an idiot for opening it at that time, but pick your battles, id prefer the idiot to a fine. just my $.02