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New South Wales authorities have levied a penalty against an US-based online influencer and handed out two traffic infringement notices for reported negligent driving following a large group of e-bike riders converged on the famous Sydney landmark during the busy commute on Tuesday.

The Event: An Illegal Gathering

A group of approximately 40 individuals operating electric bikes and motorbikes travelled along the primary roadway of the bridge, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly then turned around and rode through the city’s CBD and Haymarket.

"There was a risk of serious injury or fatalities," stated a senior police official the officer on Wednesday.

Police indicated they did not immediately pursue the group due to concerns for public safety but instead located the assembly at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the Botanic Gardens, where they dispersed.

Fines Imposed for Content Creator

Later in the week, authorities stated they had served the American online personality known as Sur Ronster, twenty-six, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (not involving death or prior injury), carrying a penalty of $562 and penalty points each, connected to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

The influencer reportedly has more than 3.4m followers on YouTube and over 1.2m on the social media app.

Creator's Response

The online figure spoke with a major newspaper this week after the incident spread rapidly on news sites and social media, stating he was sorry for giving "bike life" a negative image.

"I’ll probably take responsibility. That was one of the safest gatherings I have witnessed," he said. "I am a visitor here, and I intend to abide by the laws and norms of Sydney. When I decided to do a meet and greet it was not meant to include a ride-out, it was just to say hi near the bridge."

"I’m unfamiliar with the city, it was my fault we ended up on the bridge and I had a decision to make: whether the group completes the entirety of the bridge and turns around, which is a crime. Or we reverse, essentially, before entering the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to go back."

Broader Context on Electric Bike Rules

The increase of e-bikes on streets across the country has prompted growing calls for stricter rules. A senior government official, the minister, recently said that illegal ebikes were a "complete hazard on the road."

"Kids have done stupid things on bikes ever since the penny-farthing [but] the injuries that are presenting at our ERs are truly severe," he stated. "We must make sure we stop these things coming into the country [and] police are given the authority to crack down, to take them away, to destroy them, to destroy them."

NSW reported over two hundred injuries associated with electric bikes in the previous year. But, in the initial half of 2025, that figure jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four fatalities.