How many miles is 15 minutes driving?

Okay, so you’re wondering how far you can drive in 15 minutes? It’s totally understandable – I’ve wondered the same thing myself, like when I’m trying to figure out if I can make it to that coffee shop before my meeting! It all boils down to how fast you’re going, right?

Think of it this way: if you’re cruising on the highway at 60 mph, that means you cover 60 miles in an hour. Well, 15 minutes is a quarter of an hour, so you’d cover a quarter of that distance, which is 15 miles. Makes sense, doesn’t it?

But what if you’re stuck in traffic, crawling along at 30 mph? Ugh, I hate that! In that case, you’d only go half as far in those 15 minutes, just 7.5 miles. I remember one time I was trying to get to a concert, and it was pouring rain, and the traffic… Don’t even get me started! It took me, like, forever just to go a few miles. So yeah, speed is key. It makes a huge difference.