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New South Wales police have issued a fine against an US-based online influencer and handed out two traffic infringement notices for alleged negligent driving after a large group of e-bike riders converged on the famous Sydney landmark during peak-hour traffic on a weekday.

The Incident: A Prohibited Ride

A gathering of approximately 40 individuals riding electric bikes and motorbikes proceeded along the primary roadway of the bridge, an area where bicycle riding is banned. The riders subsequently reversed direction and rode through the downtown area and a nearby district.

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

Law enforcement said they did not immediately pursue the group due to safety concerns but instead located the group at a scenic Sydney lookout near the city gardens, where they dispersed.

Penalties Issued for Influencer

On Saturday, authorities announced they had served the American online personality known as the influencer, 26, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (not involving death or prior injury), with a penalty of $562 and penalty points per notice, in relation to the bridge ride-out. They added that the investigation is ongoing.

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

Influencer's Comments

The content creator gave comments to a major newspaper this week after the incident gained traction on digital platforms, stating he regretted giving "bike life" a bad reputation.

"I’ll probably take responsibility. It 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 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 did not know the area well, I am to blame we ended up on the bridge and I had a decision to make: whether the group rides the full length of the bridge and turns around, an illegal act. Or we reverse, basically, before entering the bridge. I chose at the time to turn around."

National Debate on E-Bike Regulation

The spate of electric bicycles on roads nationwide has prompted increasing demands for regulation. The federal health minister, the minister, commented that illegal ebikes were a "total menace on the road."

"Kids have done stupid things on bikes since the invention of the early bicycle [but] the injuries that are coming into our ERs are truly severe," the minister said. "We’ve got to ensure we prevent these things entering the country [and] police are granted the authority to take strong action, to confiscate them, to crush them, to dispose of them."

The state reported 226 injuries associated with electric bikes in the previous year. However, in the initial half of 2025, that figure jumped to 233 injuries plus four deaths.