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New South Wales police have issued a fine against an US-based online influencer and served two driving violation citations for reported reckless operation following a large group of e-bike riders gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during peak-hour traffic on Tuesday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A gathering of approximately 40 people riding e-bikes and motorcycles travelled along the primary roadway of the bridge, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly subsequently reversed direction and rode through the downtown area and a nearby district.

"This had a risk of serious injury or fatalities," stated NSW police assistant commissioner the officer on Wednesday.

Police indicated they did not chase right away the riders out of concerns for public safety but rather found the group at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the Botanic Gardens, where they dispersed.

Fines Imposed for Content Creator

On Saturday, police stated they had served the American online personality who goes by the influencer, twenty-six, with two traffic infringement notices for careless operation (not involving death or prior injury), with a fine of over five hundred dollars and three demerit points per notice, connected to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

The influencer is said to have more than 3.4 million followers on one platform and over 1.2m on Instagram.

Influencer's Comments

The online figure spoke with a major newspaper this week after the incident spread rapidly on digital platforms, stating he was sorry for giving "the biking community" a negative image.

"I’ll probably take responsibility. That was one of the safest ride-outs I’ve ever seen," he said. "I am a visitor here, so I’m going to come here respecting the rules and standards of Sydney. So when I decided to do a public meeting it did not involve a ride-out, it was just to say hi under the bridge."

"I’m unfamiliar with the city, it was my fault we ended up on the bridge and I had a decision to make: either the group rides the full length of the bridge and comes back, an illegal act. Or we turn around, basically, before we’re on the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to turn around."

Broader Context on E-Bike Regulation

The increase of electric bicycles on streets across the country has prompted growing calls for stricter rules. A senior government official, the minister, commented that illegal ebikes were a "complete hazard on the road."

"Young people have engaged in stupid things on bikes since the invention of the early bicycle [but] the injuries that are presenting at our ERs are absolutely devastating," the minister stated. "We must ensure we prevent these things coming into the country [and] officers are granted the authority to take strong action, to confiscate them, to crush them, to destroy them."

The state recorded 226 injuries associated with electric bikes in the previous year. However, in the first seven months of 2025, that figure jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four fatalities.