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NSW police have levied a penalty against an American social media personality and served two traffic infringement notices for alleged reckless operation following a swarm of e-bike riders converged on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on a weekday.

The Incident: An Illegal Gathering

A group of approximately 40 individuals operating electric bikes and motorbikes travelled along the bridge’s main deck, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly then turned around and rode through the downtown area and Haymarket.

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

Police indicated they did not immediately pursue the riders due to safety concerns but instead located the group at a scenic Sydney lookout near the city gardens, where they dispersed.

Penalties Issued for Influencer

On Saturday, police stated they had issued the US social media influencer who goes by the influencer, twenty-six, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (not involving death or prior injury), with a penalty of $562 and penalty points each, in relation to the bridge incident. Officials noted that inquiries were continuing.

The personality reportedly has more than 3.4m followers on YouTube and over 1.2 million on Instagram.

Influencer's Comments

The content creator gave comments to a major newspaper this week following the event gained traction on news sites and social media, saying he regretted giving "the biking community" a bad reputation.

"I accept the blame. It was one of the safest gatherings I’ve ever seen," he said. "I’m coming here as a guest, so I’m going to come here respecting the laws and norms of the city. When I decided to do a meet and greet it did not involve a ride-out, it was just to greet people near the bridge."

"I’m unfamiliar with the city, I am to blame we found ourselves on the bridge and I had a decision to make: whether the group rides the full length of the bridge and comes back, an illegal act. Or we reverse, basically, before we’re on the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to turn around."

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, the minister, commented that non-compliant electric bikes were a "total menace on the road."

"Kids have done stupid things on bikes ever since the early bicycle [but] the harm that are coming into our hospital emergency departments are truly severe," the minister stated. "We’ve got to make sure we stop these things coming into the country [and] officers are given the powers to crack down, to confiscate them, to crush them, to dispose of them."

The state reported over two hundred injuries related to ebikes in the previous year. However, in the initial half of 2025, that number jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four fatalities.