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NSW police have issued a fine against an American social media personality and handed out two traffic infringement notices for alleged negligent driving following a large group of e-bike riders gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on a weekday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A gathering of around 40 individuals operating electric bikes and motorbikes travelled along the bridge’s main deck, an area where bicycle riding is banned. The assembly then turned around and traveled through the city’s CBD and Haymarket.

"There was a risk of serious injury or fatalities," stated a senior police official David Driver on Wednesday.

Police indicated they did not chase right away the group out of safety concerns but rather found the assembly 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 US social media influencer known as the influencer, twenty-six, with two violation tickets for careless operation (not involving death or prior injury), with a fine of $562 and penalty points per notice, connected to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

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

Influencer's Comments

The content creator spoke with a local publication recently after the incident spread rapidly on digital platforms, stating he regretted giving "bike life" a bad reputation.

"I accept the blame. It was one of the safest ride-outs I’ve ever seen," he told the publication. "I’m coming here as a guest, and I intend to abide by the rules and standards of the city. So when I decided to do a meet and greet it was not meant to include a ride-out, it was just to greet people near the bridge."

"I did not know the area well, I am to blame we found ourselves on the bridge and I had two choices: either the group rides the full length of the bridge and turns around, which is a crime. Or we reverse, essentially, before we’re on the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to turn around."

Broader Context on E-Bike Regulation

The spate of electric bicycles on roads nationwide has sparked increasing demands for stricter rules. The federal health minister, Mark Butler, recently said that illegal ebikes were a "complete hazard on the road."

"Kids have done reckless acts on bikes ever since the penny-farthing [but] the injuries that are presenting at our ERs are truly severe," he stated. "We must ensure we prevent these things coming into the country [and] police are given the authority to crack down, to take them away, to crush them, to destroy them."

The state recorded over two hundred injuries associated with ebikes in the previous year. But, in the initial half of 2025, that number surged to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four deaths.