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NSW police have levied a penalty against an US-based online influencer and served two driving violation citations for reported reckless operation following a swarm of electric bicycle users converged on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on a weekday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A gathering of approximately 40 people riding e-bikes and motorcycles proceeded along the bridge’s main deck, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly then turned around and traveled through the downtown area and Haymarket.

"There was a risk of people to be injured and killed," remarked a senior police official the officer on Wednesday.

Police indicated they did not chase right away the group out of concerns for public safety but instead located the group at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the city gardens, where they dispersed.

Fines Imposed for Content Creator

On Saturday, authorities announced 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, connected to the bridge ride-out. They added that the investigation is ongoing.

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

Creator's Response

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

"I’ll probably take responsibility. That was among the safest ride-outs I have witnessed," he told the publication. "I’m coming here as a guest, so I’m going to come here respecting the laws and norms of Sydney. So when I decided to do a public meeting it did not involve a ride-out, it was just to greet people under the bridge."

"I did not know the area well, I am to blame we found ourselves on the bridge and I had two choices: either the group completes the entirety of the bridge and turns around, which is a crime. Or we turn around, basically, before entering the bridge. I chose at the time to turn around."

National Debate on Electric Bike Rules

The increase of e-bikes on streets across the country has prompted growing calls for regulation. The federal health minister, the minister, recently said that non-compliant electric bikes were a "complete hazard on the road."

"Kids have done stupid things on bikes since the invention of the penny-farthing [but] the harm that are presenting at our ERs are absolutely devastating," he said. "We’ve got to make sure we stop these things entering the country [and] officers are granted the powers to crack down, to take them away, to crush them, to destroy them."

NSW recorded over two hundred injuries related to electric bikes in the previous year. However, in the first seven months of 2025, that figure jumped to 233 injuries plus four deaths.