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NSW police have issued a fine against an American social media personality and handed out two traffic infringement notices for reported reckless operation following a large group of e-bike riders gathered 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 travelled along the bridge’s main deck, an area where bicycle riding is banned. The assembly subsequently reversed direction and traveled through the city’s CBD and a nearby district.

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

Police said they did not chase right away the riders due to safety concerns but rather found the group at a scenic Sydney lookout near the city gardens, at which point they broke up.

Penalties Issued for Content Creator

On Saturday, police announced they had served the American online personality known as the influencer, 26, with two violation tickets for careless operation (with no death or previous bodily harm), carrying a fine of $562 and penalty points each, in relation to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

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

Creator's Response

The online figure gave comments to a major newspaper recently after the incident gained traction on digital platforms, saying he regretted giving "the biking community" a negative image.

"I accept the blame. That was one of the safest ride-outs I have witnessed," he said. "I’m coming here as a guest, so I’m going to come here respecting the rules and standards of Sydney. When I decided to do a meet and greet it did not involve a ride-out, it was just to say hi near the bridge."

"I’m unfamiliar with the city, I am to blame we ended up on the bridge and I had a decision to make: either the group rides the full length of the bridge and turns around, which is a crime. Or we reverse, basically, before entering the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to turn around."

Broader Context on E-Bike Regulation

The increase of e-bikes on roads nationwide has prompted increasing demands for stricter rules. A senior government official, the minister, recently said 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 ERs are absolutely devastating," he stated. "We’ve got to ensure we stop these things entering the country [and] officers are granted the powers to take strong action, to confiscate them, to crush them, to destroy them."

NSW reported 226 injuries associated with ebikes in 2024. However, in the initial half of 2025, that number jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four deaths.