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New South Wales police have issued a fine against an US-based online influencer and handed out two traffic infringement notices for reported reckless operation following a large group of electric bicycle users gathered on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during peak-hour traffic on a weekday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A gathering of approximately 40 people operating e-bikes and motorcycles travelled along the primary roadway of the bridge, an area where bicycle riding is banned. The riders then turned around and rode through the downtown area and a nearby district.

"There was a risk of people to be injured and killed," remarked NSW police assistant commissioner David Driver on Wednesday.

Police said they did not chase right away the group out of safety concerns but instead located the group at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the Botanic Gardens, at which point they broke up.

Penalties Issued for Influencer

Later in the week, authorities 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), with a penalty of over five hundred dollars and three demerit points per notice, in relation to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

The personality is said to have over 3.4m subscribers on one platform and more than 1.2m on the social media app.

Creator's Response

The online figure spoke with a local publication recently following the event gained traction on digital platforms, saying he regretted giving "bike life" a negative image.

"I accept the blame. That was among the safest gatherings I have witnessed," he told the publication. "I’m coming here as a guest, and I intend 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 greet people near the bridge."

"I did not know the area well, it was my fault we found ourselves on the bridge and I had a decision to make: whether the group rides the full length of the bridge and comes back, an illegal act. Or we reverse, essentially, before entering the bridge. I chose at the time to go back."

National Debate on E-Bike Regulation

The increase of electric bicycles on streets across the country 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."

"Kids have done reckless acts on bikes ever since the early bicycle [but] the harm that are presenting at our ERs are absolutely devastating," the minister said. "We’ve got to ensure we stop these things entering the country [and] officers are given the powers to take strong action, to confiscate them, to destroy them, to dispose of them."

NSW reported over two hundred injuries associated with electric bikes in 2024. But, in the first seven months of 2025, that figure surged to 233 injuries plus four fatalities.