While earlier versions of a mobile chair were in use during the reign of Louis XIV of France (1638 - 1715), the invention of the original human - drawn rickshaw is sometimes credited to Jonathan Gable, an American missionary in Japan in the 1870 ’ s.
Kuigi veokaariku varased variandid olid kasutusel Prantsusmaa kuninga Louis XIV (1638 – 1715) valitsemisajal, peetakse algse, inimese veetava rikša leiutajaks Jonathan Gable’it, 1870. aastatel Jaapanis tegutsenud ameerika misjonäri.