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New South Wales authorities have issued a fine against an American social media personality and served two driving violation citations for reported reckless operation after a swarm of e-bike riders converged on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the busy commute on a weekday.

The Incident: A Prohibited Ride

A gathering of approximately 40 people riding electric bikes and motorbikes proceeded along the bridge’s main deck, where cycling is prohibited. The riders subsequently reversed direction and traveled through the downtown area and a nearby district.

"This had a risk of people to be injured and killed," stated NSW police assistant commissioner David Driver on the following day.

Law enforcement said they did not immediately pursue the riders due to safety concerns but rather found the group at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the Botanic Gardens, where they dispersed.

Fines Imposed for Influencer

Later in the week, authorities announced they had issued the American online personality who goes by the influencer, 26, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (with no death or previous bodily harm), with a fine of over five hundred dollars and three demerit points per notice, connected to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

The influencer is said to have over 3.4 million followers on YouTube and more than 1.2 million on Instagram.

Influencer's Comments

The content creator spoke with a local publication this week after the incident gained traction on news sites and social media, saying he was sorry for giving "bike life" a negative image.

"I’ll probably take responsibility. It was among the safest ride-outs I have witnessed," he told the publication. "I’m coming here as a guest, and I intend to abide by the laws and norms of Sydney. So when I decided to do a meet and greet it did not involve a ride-out, it was just to say hi near the bridge."

"I’m unfamiliar with the city, it was my fault we found ourselves on the bridge and I had a decision to make: either the group completes the entirety of the bridge and turns around, which is a crime. Or we turn around, basically, before we’re on the bridge. I chose at the time to go back."

Broader Context on Electric Bike Rules

The increase of electric bicycles on streets across the country has prompted increasing demands for regulation. A senior government official, Mark Butler, commented that illegal ebikes were a "total menace on the road."

"Young people have engaged in stupid things on bikes ever since the penny-farthing [but] the harm that are presenting at our ERs are absolutely devastating," he said. "We’ve got to ensure we stop these things entering the country [and] officers are granted the authority to take strong action, to take them away, to crush them, to dispose of them."

NSW recorded 226 injuries associated with ebikes in 2024. But, in the initial half of 2025, that figure jumped to 233 injuries plus four deaths.