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NSW police have levied a penalty against an US-based online influencer and served two driving violation citations for alleged negligent driving following a swarm of e-bike riders gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during peak-hour traffic on Tuesday.

The Event: A Prohibited Ride

A gathering of approximately 40 people riding e-bikes and motorcycles proceeded along the bridge’s main deck, an area where bicycle riding is banned. The riders subsequently reversed direction and traveled through the city’s CBD and a nearby district.

"This had a risk of serious injury or fatalities," stated NSW police assistant commissioner the officer on the following day.

Police said they did not chase right away the riders out of concerns for public safety but instead located the group at a scenic Sydney lookout near the Botanic Gardens, at which point they broke up.

Fines Imposed for Influencer

Later in the week, authorities stated they had issued the American online personality who goes by Sur Ronster, twenty-six, with two traffic infringement notices for careless operation (not involving death or prior injury), carrying a fine of $562 and three demerit points per notice, in relation to the bridge ride-out. Officials noted that the investigation is ongoing.

The influencer reportedly has over 3.4 million subscribers on one platform and more than 1.2m on the social media app.

Influencer's Comments

The content creator spoke with a local publication recently after the incident gained traction on digital platforms, saying he was sorry for giving "the biking community" a bad reputation.

"I accept the blame. It was one of the safest gatherings I have witnessed," he said. "I’m coming here as a guest, so I’m going to come here respecting the laws and norms of the city. When I decided to do a meet and greet it was not meant to include a group ride, it was just to greet people near 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 turns around, which is a crime. Or we turn around, essentially, before entering the bridge. I chose 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. The federal health minister, the minister, commented that non-compliant electric bikes 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 absolutely devastating," he stated. "We’ve got to ensure we prevent these things coming into the country [and] police are granted the powers to take strong action, to take them away, to destroy them, to dispose of them."

The state reported over two hundred injuries related to electric bikes in 2024. But, in the first seven months of 2025, that number jumped to 233 injuries plus four deaths.