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?

References

• at ten and two on Wikipedia.Wikipedia