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New South Wales authorities have issued a fine against an American social media personality and served two driving violation citations for alleged negligent driving following a swarm of e-bike riders converged on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on Tuesday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A gathering of approximately 40 people riding electric bikes and motorbikes travelled along the primary roadway of the bridge, where cycling is prohibited. The riders then turned around and traveled through the downtown area and Haymarket.

"This had potential for people to be injured and killed," stated NSW police assistant commissioner David Driver on Wednesday.

Police indicated they did not immediately pursue the group out of safety concerns but rather found the group at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the Botanic Gardens, where they dispersed.

Fines Imposed for Content Creator

Later in the week, authorities stated they had served the American online personality who goes by the influencer, 26, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (with no death or previous bodily harm), carrying a penalty of $562 and penalty points each, in relation to the bridge ride-out. Officials noted that inquiries were continuing.

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

Influencer's Comments

The content creator gave comments to a major newspaper recently after the incident spread rapidly on news sites and social media, saying he regretted giving "the biking community" a negative image.

"I accept the blame. That was one of the safest ride-outs I’ve ever seen," he told the publication. "I’m coming here as a guest, so I’m going to abide by the rules and standards of the city. When I decided to do a public meeting it was not meant to include a group ride, it was just to greet people under the bridge."

"I’m unfamiliar with the city, I am to blame we found ourselves on the bridge and I had two choices: whether the group rides the full length of the bridge and comes back, which is a crime. Or we turn around, essentially, before entering the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to go back."

Broader Context on E-Bike Regulation

The increase of electric bicycles on streets across the country has sparked increasing demands for regulation. The federal health minister, Mark Butler, recently said that illegal ebikes were a "complete hazard on the road."

"Young people have engaged in stupid things on bikes ever since the penny-farthing [but] the harm that are coming into our ERs are truly severe," the minister stated. "We’ve got to ensure we stop these things entering the country [and] officers are given the powers to crack down, to confiscate them, to destroy them, to destroy them."

The state reported 226 injuries related to ebikes in the previous year. But, in the first seven months of 2025, that figure jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four fatalities.