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NSW police have issued a fine against an US-based online influencer and served two traffic infringement notices for reported reckless operation after a swarm of electric bicycle users converged on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the busy commute on Tuesday.

The Incident: An Illegal Gathering

A group of approximately 40 people riding e-bikes and motorcycles proceeded along the bridge’s main deck, an area where bicycle riding is banned. The assembly subsequently reversed direction and rode through the city’s CBD and Haymarket.

"There was a risk of people to be injured and killed," remarked a senior police official the officer on the following day.

Law enforcement indicated they did not immediately pursue the riders out of safety concerns but instead located the assembly at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the Botanic Gardens, at which point they broke up.

Penalties Issued for Influencer

On Saturday, authorities stated they had issued the American online personality who goes by the influencer, twenty-six, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (not involving death or prior injury), with a fine of over five hundred dollars and penalty points each, in relation to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

The personality is said to have more than 3.4m followers on YouTube and more than 1.2 million on the social media app.

Creator's Response

The content creator spoke with a major newspaper this week after the incident gained traction on news sites and social media, saying he was sorry for giving "the biking community" a negative image.

"I accept the blame. That was among 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. 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 found ourselves on the bridge and I had two choices: whether the group completes the entirety of the bridge and comes back, an illegal act. Or we turn around, basically, before entering the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to go back."

Broader Context on Electric Bike Rules

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

"Kids have done stupid things on bikes since the invention of the early bicycle [but] the harm that are coming into our ERs are absolutely devastating," he said. "We must make sure we prevent these things entering the country [and] police are granted the authority to crack down, to take them away, to crush them, to destroy them."

NSW recorded 226 injuries related to ebikes in the previous year. But, in the initial half of 2025, that figure jumped to 233 injuries plus four deaths.