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NSW authorities have issued a fine against an US-based online influencer and served two driving violation citations for alleged reckless operation after a large group of electric bicycle users gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on Tuesday.

The Incident: An Illegal Gathering

A gathering of approximately 40 individuals operating electric bikes and motorbikes proceeded along the primary roadway of the bridge, an area where bicycle riding is banned. The assembly subsequently reversed direction and traveled through the downtown area and Haymarket.

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

Police indicated they did not chase right away the group out of safety concerns but rather found the group at a scenic Sydney lookout near the city gardens, where they dispersed.

Fines Imposed for Influencer

On Saturday, authorities announced they had issued the US social media influencer known as the influencer, 26, with two traffic infringement notices for careless operation (not involving death or prior injury), carrying a fine of $562 and three demerit points per notice, in relation to the bridge ride-out. They added that the investigation is ongoing.

The influencer reportedly has more than 3.4 million followers on one platform and more than 1.2 million on the social media app.

Influencer's Comments

The online figure spoke with a local publication this week following the event spread rapidly on news sites and social media, stating he was sorry for giving "the biking community" a negative image.

"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, so I’m going to abide by the rules and standards of the city. When I decided to do a meet and greet it did not involve a group ride, it was just to say hi near the bridge."

"I’m unfamiliar with the city, I am to blame we found ourselves on the bridge and I had two choices: whether the group rides the full length of the bridge and comes back, which is a crime. Or we turn around, essentially, before entering 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 streets across the country has prompted growing calls for regulation. The federal health minister, the minister, commented 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 hospital emergency departments are absolutely devastating," he said. "We must make sure we stop these things entering the country [and] officers are granted the powers to take strong action, to confiscate them, to destroy them, to destroy them."

The state recorded 226 injuries related to ebikes in 2024. However, in the first seven months of 2025, that figure jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four deaths.