at ten and two

English

Prepositional phrase

at ten and two

hands at ten and two

1. (jargon, uncommon) Referring to a type of driving, regarded as safe and conventional, where the positions of the hands on the steering wheel of a vehicle correspond to those of the hands of an analog clock at 10 o'clock (left hand) and 2 o'clock (right hand)
   • 2017, J.L. Abramo, Clutching at Straws:

     Then why do they instruct new drivers to keep their hands at ten and two when they take the test for their driver's license at the Department of Motor Vehicles?