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NSW police have issued a fine against an US-based online influencer and handed out two traffic infringement notices for reported negligent driving following a large group of e-bike riders converged on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on Tuesday.

The Incident: An Illegal Gathering

A gathering of around 40 individuals operating e-bikes and motorcycles proceeded along the primary roadway of the bridge, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly subsequently reversed direction and rode through the city’s CBD and Haymarket.

"There was a risk of people to be injured and killed," stated a senior police official David Driver on the following day.

Law enforcement said they did not chase right away the group due to safety concerns but rather found the assembly at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the city gardens, where they dispersed.

Fines Imposed for Influencer

Later in the week, police stated they had served the US social media influencer who goes by Sur Ronster, 26, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (not involving death or prior injury), carrying a fine of $562 and penalty points each, connected to the bridge ride-out. They added that inquiries were continuing.

The influencer reportedly has more than 3.4 million followers on YouTube and over 1.2m on the social media app.

Creator's Response

The online figure spoke with a local publication recently following the event spread rapidly on digital platforms, saying he was sorry for giving "bike life" a negative image.

"I’ll probably take responsibility. It was among the safest ride-outs I have witnessed," he said. "I am a visitor here, so I’m going to come here respecting the rules and standards of Sydney. So when I decided to do a meet and greet it was not meant to include a ride-out, it was just to greet people under the bridge."

"I did not know the area well, it was my fault we found ourselves on the bridge and I had two choices: whether the group rides the full length of the bridge and turns around, an illegal act. Or we turn around, basically, before entering the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to go back."

National Debate on E-Bike Regulation

The spate of electric bicycles on roads nationwide has sparked growing calls for regulation. A senior government official, Mark Butler, recently said that illegal ebikes were a "total menace on the road."

"Young people have engaged in stupid things on bikes since the invention of the early bicycle [but] the injuries that are coming into our hospital emergency departments are absolutely devastating," the minister stated. "We’ve got to make sure we prevent these things entering the country [and] officers are given the powers to take strong action, to confiscate them, to crush them, to dispose of them."

The state recorded 226 injuries related to electric bikes in the previous year. But, in the initial half of 2025, that figure jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four deaths.