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NSW police have issued a fine against an American social media personality and served two traffic infringement notices for reported negligent driving following a large group of e-bike riders gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on Tuesday.

The Incident: A Prohibited Ride

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

"This had a risk of serious injury or fatalities," stated NSW police assistant commissioner David Driver on Wednesday.

Law enforcement said they did not chase right away the group 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.

Penalties Issued for Content Creator

Later in the week, authorities announced they had issued the US social media influencer known as Sur Ronster, 26, with two violation tickets for careless operation (with no death or previous bodily harm), carrying a fine of over five hundred dollars and three demerit points per notice, connected to the bridge ride-out. Officials noted that the investigation is ongoing.

The influencer reportedly has over 3.4m subscribers on one platform and over 1.2m on the social media app.

Influencer's Comments

The online figure spoke with a local publication this week following the event gained traction on news sites and social media, saying he was sorry for giving "the biking community" a bad reputation.

"I accept the blame. It was one of the safest gatherings I’ve ever seen," he said. "I am a visitor here, so I’m going to abide by the rules and standards of Sydney. So when I decided to do a meet and greet 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 ended up on the bridge and I had two choices: either the group completes the entirety of the bridge and comes back, an illegal act. Or we reverse, basically, before entering the bridge. I chose at the time to go back."

Broader Context on E-Bike Regulation

The spate of e-bikes 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 "complete hazard on the road."

"Young people have engaged in stupid things on bikes ever since the penny-farthing [but] the harm that are coming into our hospital emergency departments are truly severe," he said. "We must make sure we prevent these things entering the country [and] police are given the powers to crack down, to confiscate them, to destroy them, to dispose of them."

The state reported 226 injuries associated with ebikes in the previous year. But, in the first seven months of 2025, that number jumped to 233 injuries plus four fatalities.