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NSW police have levied a penalty against an US-based online influencer and served two traffic infringement notices for reported negligent driving following a large group of electric bicycle users gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on a weekday.

The Incident: A Prohibited Ride

A gathering of approximately 40 people operating e-bikes and motorcycles proceeded along the bridge’s main deck, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly then turned around and rode through the city’s CBD and a nearby district.

"This had potential for serious injury or fatalities," remarked NSW police assistant commissioner David Driver on Wednesday.

Police indicated they did not chase right away the group out of safety concerns but rather found the group at a scenic Sydney lookout near the Botanic Gardens, at which point they broke up.

Fines Imposed for Content Creator

Later in the week, authorities announced they had served the American online personality known as Sur Ronster, 26, with two traffic infringement notices for careless operation (with no death or previous bodily harm), carrying a fine of over five hundred dollars and penalty points each, connected to the bridge ride-out. Officials noted that the investigation is ongoing.

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

Influencer's Comments

The online figure spoke with a local publication this week following the event spread rapidly on digital platforms, saying he regretted giving "the biking community" a bad reputation.

"I accept the blame. That was one of the safest ride-outs I’ve ever seen," he said. "I am a visitor here, so I’m going to abide by the laws and norms of the city. So when I decided to do a public meeting it did not involve a ride-out, it was just to say hi near the bridge."

"I’m unfamiliar with the city, I am to blame we ended up on the bridge and I had two choices: whether the group rides the full length of the bridge and turns around, 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 roads nationwide has prompted growing calls for stricter rules. The federal health minister, the minister, recently said that non-compliant electric bikes were a "total menace on the road."

"Kids have done reckless acts on bikes ever since the penny-farthing [but] the injuries that are presenting at our hospital emergency departments are absolutely devastating," the minister said. "We’ve got to make sure we stop these things coming into the country [and] officers are granted the powers to crack down, to confiscate them, to destroy them, to destroy them."

The state reported 226 injuries associated with electric bikes in the previous year. But, in the first seven months of 2025, that number jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four fatalities.