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New South Wales police have issued a fine against an American social media personality and handed out two traffic infringement notices for alleged negligent driving following a large group of e-bike riders gathered on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the busy commute on a weekday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A group of approximately 40 people riding electric bikes and motorbikes travelled along the bridge’s main deck, an area where bicycle riding is banned. The riders then turned around and rode through the downtown area and Haymarket.

"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 immediately pursue the riders due to concerns for public safety but instead located the assembly at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the Botanic Gardens, at which point they broke up.

Fines Imposed for Influencer

On Saturday, authorities stated they had issued the American online personality known as the influencer, 26, with two violation tickets for negligent driving (with no death or previous bodily harm), carrying a penalty of over five hundred dollars and penalty points each, in relation to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

The personality is said to have over 3.4 million subscribers on YouTube and over 1.2m on the social media app.

Creator's Response

The content creator spoke with a major newspaper recently following the event gained traction on digital platforms, stating he regretted giving "bike life" a negative image.

"I accept the blame. It was one of the safest gatherings I have witnessed," he told the publication. "I am a visitor here, and I intend to abide by the laws and norms of the city. When I decided to do a public meeting it did not involve a group ride, it was just to greet people near the bridge."

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

National Debate on Electric Bike Rules

The spate of e-bikes on roads nationwide has sparked growing calls for regulation. A senior government official, the minister, recently said that non-compliant electric bikes were a "total menace on the road."

"Kids have done stupid things on bikes ever since the early bicycle [but] the harm that are coming into our ERs are truly severe," he stated. "We must ensure we stop these things coming into the country [and] officers are granted the powers to take strong action, to confiscate them, to crush them, to destroy them."

NSW recorded over two hundred injuries associated with electric bikes in the previous year. But, in the initial half of 2025, that number jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four deaths.