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NSW police have levied a penalty against an US-based online influencer and served two traffic infringement notices for reported negligent driving after a swarm of e-bike riders gathered on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during peak-hour traffic on a weekday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A group of around 40 individuals operating e-bikes and motorcycles proceeded along the primary roadway of the bridge, where cycling is prohibited. The riders subsequently reversed direction and rode through the downtown area and Haymarket.

"This had a risk of serious injury or fatalities," remarked NSW police assistant commissioner David Driver on the following day.

Law enforcement indicated they did not chase right away the riders out of safety concerns but instead located the group at a scenic Sydney lookout near the Botanic Gardens, where they dispersed.

Penalties Issued for Content Creator

On Saturday, police announced they had served the American online personality known as the influencer, twenty-six, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (with no death or previous bodily harm), carrying a penalty of $562 and three demerit points per notice, connected to the bridge incident. They added that the investigation is ongoing.

The influencer is said to have over 3.4 million followers on YouTube and more than 1.2m on Instagram.

Influencer's Comments

The online figure gave comments to a major newspaper recently following the event spread rapidly on news sites and social media, saying he regretted giving "the biking community" a negative image.

"I accept the blame. It was among the safest ride-outs I’ve ever seen," he said. "I’m coming here as a guest, so I’m going to abide by the rules and standards of Sydney. When I decided to do a public meeting 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 found ourselves on the bridge and I had two choices: either the group completes the entirety of the bridge and turns around, an illegal act. Or we reverse, essentially, before we’re on the bridge. I chose at the time to turn around."

Broader Context on Electric Bike Rules

The spate of electric bicycles on roads nationwide has sparked increasing demands for stricter rules. The federal health minister, the minister, recently said that non-compliant electric bikes were a "complete hazard on the road."

"Kids have done reckless acts on bikes since the invention of the penny-farthing [but] the harm that are coming into our ERs are truly severe," the minister said. "We must make sure we prevent these things entering the country [and] police are given the powers to crack down, to take them away, to destroy them, to dispose of them."

The state reported over two hundred injuries associated with electric bikes in the previous year. But, in the first seven months of 2025, that figure jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four deaths.