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New South Wales authorities have issued a fine against an American social media personality and served two traffic infringement notices for reported reckless operation after a swarm of e-bike riders gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on Tuesday.

The Incident: A Prohibited Ride

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

"There was a risk of people to be injured and killed," stated NSW police assistant commissioner the officer on the following day.

Police said they did not chase right away the riders due to safety concerns but rather found the assembly at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the Botanic Gardens, at which point they broke up.

Penalties Issued for Influencer

On Saturday, police stated they had served the US social media influencer known as the influencer, 26, with two violation tickets for negligent driving (with no death or previous bodily harm), carrying a penalty of over five hundred dollars and penalty points per notice, in relation to the bridge ride-out. Officials noted that inquiries were continuing.

The personality reportedly has more than 3.4 million subscribers on YouTube and more than 1.2 million on Instagram.

Creator's Response

The online figure gave comments to a major newspaper recently after the incident spread rapidly on news sites and social media, saying he regretted giving "the biking community" a bad reputation.

"I’ll probably take responsibility. It was among the safest ride-outs I have witnessed," he said. "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 say hi near the bridge."

"I did not know the area well, I am to blame we found ourselves on the bridge and I had a decision to make: either the group completes the entirety of the bridge and turns around, an illegal act. Or we reverse, basically, before entering the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to turn around."

Broader Context on Electric Bike Rules

The spate of e-bikes on streets across the country has prompted growing calls for stricter rules. The federal health minister, the minister, recently said that illegal ebikes were a "total menace on the road."

"Young people have engaged in stupid things on bikes since the invention of the penny-farthing [but] the harm that are presenting at our hospital emergency departments are truly severe," he stated. "We must ensure we stop these things entering the country [and] police are given the powers to take strong action, to take them away, to crush them, to destroy them."

The state recorded 226 injuries associated with electric bikes in the previous year. However, in the first seven months of 2025, that number jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four deaths.