A droshky or drosky (Russian: дрожки (plural); Polish: dorożka (singular); Estonian: troska (singular)) is a term used for a four-wheeled open carriage used especially in Russia. The vehicle has a long bench on which the driver or passengers sit as if on a saddle, either astride or sideways.[1][2] From droga, the pole that connects the front and rear axles.

Drosky 1858
Dorożka (Street-cab), a sketch by Aleksander Orłowski
Orlov Trotter Krasa in racing droshky by Sverchkov

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