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New South Wales authorities have levied a penalty against an US-based online influencer and served two traffic infringement notices for alleged reckless operation 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 around 40 people operating electric bikes and motorbikes travelled along the primary roadway of the bridge, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly subsequently reversed direction and traveled through the city’s CBD and Haymarket.

"This had a risk of people to be injured and killed," remarked NSW police assistant commissioner David Driver on Wednesday.

Law enforcement said they did not immediately pursue the group due to concerns for public safety but instead located the assembly at a scenic Sydney lookout near the city gardens, at which point they broke up.

Fines Imposed for Influencer

Later in the week, police stated they had served the American online personality known as Sur Ronster, 26, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (not involving death or prior injury), with a penalty of over five hundred dollars and penalty points per notice, in relation to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

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

Creator's Response

The online figure spoke with a major newspaper recently after the incident gained traction on news sites and social media, saying he regretted giving "bike life" a bad reputation.

"I’ll probably take responsibility. It was one of the safest ride-outs I have witnessed," he told the publication. "I’m coming here as a guest, and I intend to abide by the laws and norms of Sydney. When I decided to do a public meeting it did not involve a ride-out, it was just to greet people under the bridge."

"I’m unfamiliar with the city, it was my fault we found ourselves on the bridge and I had a decision to make: either the group completes the entirety of the bridge and comes back, an illegal act. Or we reverse, basically, before entering the bridge. I chose at the time to go back."

Broader Context on E-Bike Regulation

The increase of electric bicycles on roads nationwide has sparked growing calls for stricter rules. A senior government official, Mark Butler, recently said that illegal ebikes were a "complete hazard on the road."

"Kids have done stupid things on bikes ever since the early bicycle [but] the harm that are coming into our hospital emergency departments are absolutely devastating," the minister stated. "We’ve got to make sure we stop these things coming into the country [and] police are granted the authority to take strong action, to take them away, to destroy them, to destroy them."

The state reported 226 injuries associated with ebikes in 2024. But, in the initial half of 2025, that figure jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four fatalities.