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NSW police have issued a fine against an American social media personality and served two traffic infringement notices for alleged reckless operation after a swarm of e-bike riders gathered on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during peak-hour traffic on Tuesday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A group of approximately 40 individuals riding electric bikes and motorbikes proceeded along the bridge’s main deck, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly then turned around and traveled through the downtown area and a nearby district.

"This had a risk of people to be injured and killed," stated NSW police assistant commissioner David Driver on the following day.

Police said they did not immediately pursue the group due to safety concerns but rather found the group at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the city gardens, at which point they broke up.

Fines Imposed for Influencer

Later in the week, police stated they had issued the American online personality known as Sur Ronster, twenty-six, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (not involving death or prior injury), carrying a fine of over five hundred dollars and penalty points each, in relation to the bridge ride-out. Officials noted that inquiries were continuing.

The personality reportedly has over 3.4 million followers on YouTube and more than 1.2 million on Instagram.

Influencer's Comments

The content creator spoke with a local publication this week following the event spread rapidly on news sites and social media, saying he regretted giving "bike life" a bad reputation.

"I accept the blame. It was one of the safest gatherings I have witnessed," he said. "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 group ride, it was just to say hi under the bridge."

"I’m unfamiliar with the city, it was my fault we ended up on the bridge and I had two choices: whether the group completes the entirety of the bridge and comes back, an illegal act. 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 spate of electric bicycles on streets across the country has prompted growing calls for stricter rules. A senior government official, the minister, commented that non-compliant electric bikes 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 hospital emergency departments are absolutely devastating," the minister stated. "We must make sure we stop these things entering the country [and] officers are given the powers to crack down, to confiscate them, to crush them, to destroy them."

The state recorded 226 injuries associated with ebikes in the previous year. However, in the initial half of 2025, that figure jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four fatalities.