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NSW police have levied a penalty against an US-based online influencer and served two driving violation citations for reported negligent driving after a swarm of electric bicycle users gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during peak-hour traffic on Tuesday.

The Incident: An Illegal Gathering

A gathering of approximately 40 people operating e-bikes and motorcycles travelled along the primary roadway of the bridge, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly then turned around and traveled through the downtown area and Haymarket.

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

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

Fines Imposed for Content Creator

Later in the week, authorities announced they had issued the US social media influencer who goes by Sur Ronster, 26, with two violation tickets for negligent driving (with no death or previous bodily harm), with a penalty of over five hundred dollars and penalty points each, connected to the bridge incident. They added that the investigation is ongoing.

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

Influencer's Comments

The online figure gave comments to a local publication recently after the incident gained traction on digital platforms, saying he regretted giving "the biking community" a bad reputation.

"I accept the blame. That was one of the safest gatherings I have witnessed," he told the publication. "I am a visitor here, so I’m going to come here respecting the laws and norms of the city. So when I decided to do a meet and greet it was not meant to include a group ride, it was just to greet people under 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: whether the group rides the full length of the bridge and comes back, which is a crime. Or we turn around, basically, before we’re on the bridge. I chose at the time to turn around."

Broader Context on Electric Bike Rules

The increase of electric bicycles on roads nationwide has sparked growing calls for regulation. The federal health minister, the minister, recently said that illegal ebikes were a "total menace on the road."

"Kids have done stupid things on bikes since the invention of the penny-farthing [but] the injuries that are presenting at our ERs are truly severe," the minister said. "We must make sure we prevent these things entering the country [and] officers are granted the authority to crack down, to take them away, to destroy them, to dispose of them."

NSW reported 226 injuries related to ebikes in the previous year. But, in the initial half of 2025, that number surged to 233 injuries plus four deaths.