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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 negligent driving after a large group of electric bicycle users converged on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on a weekday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A gathering of around 40 individuals riding e-bikes and motorcycles travelled along the primary roadway of the bridge, where cycling is prohibited. The riders then turned around and rode through the city’s CBD and Haymarket.

"There was potential for people to be injured and killed," stated a senior police official the officer on the following day.

Law enforcement said they did not chase right away the riders out of safety concerns but instead located the assembly at a scenic Sydney lookout near the Botanic Gardens, where they dispersed.

Penalties Issued for Influencer

On Saturday, authorities announced they had issued the American online personality who goes by the influencer, 26, with two violation tickets for careless operation (with no death or previous bodily harm), with a penalty of $562 and three demerit points per notice, connected to the bridge incident. Officials noted that inquiries were continuing.

The personality is said to have more than 3.4m subscribers on YouTube and more than 1.2m on Instagram.

Creator's Response

The content creator gave comments to a major newspaper this week following the event spread rapidly on news sites and social media, stating he regretted giving "bike life" a bad reputation.

"I accept the blame. It was one of the safest ride-outs I have witnessed," he told the publication. "I am a visitor here, so I’m going to come here respecting the rules and standards of Sydney. When I decided to do a public meeting it was not meant to include a group ride, it was just to greet people near the bridge."

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

National Debate on E-Bike Regulation

The spate of e-bikes on roads nationwide has prompted growing calls for stricter rules. The federal health minister, the minister, recently said that non-compliant electric bikes were a "total menace on the road."

"Kids have done stupid things on bikes ever since the penny-farthing [but] the harm that are coming into our hospital emergency departments are truly severe," the minister said. "We must ensure we stop these things coming into the country [and] officers are given the authority to take strong action, to confiscate them, to destroy them, to destroy them."

NSW recorded 226 injuries associated with electric bikes in the previous year. However, in the first seven months of 2025, that figure jumped to 233 injuries plus four deaths.