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New South Wales police have issued a fine against an US-based online influencer and handed out two traffic infringement notices for alleged reckless operation following a swarm of e-bike riders gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on a weekday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A group of approximately 40 people operating e-bikes and motorcycles travelled along the bridge’s main deck, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly subsequently reversed direction and traveled through the city’s CBD and a nearby district.

"This had potential for people to be injured and killed," remarked NSW police assistant commissioner the officer on the following day.

Police indicated they did not chase right away the group due to concerns for public safety but rather found the assembly at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the city gardens, where they dispersed.

Penalties Issued for Influencer

Later in the week, authorities announced they had issued 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), carrying a penalty of $562 and penalty points each, connected to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

The influencer is said to have more than 3.4m followers on one platform and over 1.2 million on the social media app.

Creator's Response

The content creator spoke with a major newspaper recently after the incident spread rapidly on digital platforms, stating he regretted giving "the biking community" a negative image.

"I accept the blame. That was among the safest gatherings I’ve ever seen," he said. "I’m coming here as a guest, and I intend to come here respecting the rules and standards of the city. When I decided to do a meet and greet it was not meant to include a ride-out, it was just to say hi under the bridge."

"I did not know the area well, 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, essentially, before we’re on the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to go back."

National Debate on Electric Bike Rules

The increase of e-bikes on roads nationwide has sparked growing calls for stricter rules. The federal health minister, Mark Butler, recently said that illegal ebikes were a "complete hazard on the road."

"Kids have done stupid things on bikes ever since the penny-farthing [but] the injuries that are presenting at our ERs are absolutely devastating," the minister stated. "We must ensure we prevent these things entering the country [and] officers are given the powers to crack down, to confiscate them, to crush them, to destroy them."

The state reported over two hundred injuries associated with ebikes in 2024. However, in the initial half of 2025, that figure surged to 233 injuries plus four fatalities.