US Social Media Personality Fined After Large-Scale Electric Bike Ride on Sydney Harbour Bridge
New South Wales police have levied a penalty against an American social media personality and served two traffic infringement notices for reported negligent driving following a swarm of electric bicycle users gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during peak-hour traffic on a weekday.
The Incident: An Illegal Gathering
A gathering of approximately 40 individuals operating electric bikes and motorbikes proceeded along the bridge’s main deck, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly then turned around and traveled through the city’s CBD and a nearby district.
"This had a risk of serious injury or fatalities," stated NSW police assistant commissioner David Driver on Wednesday.
Police said they did not immediately pursue the riders out of concerns for public safety but instead located the assembly at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the Botanic Gardens, where they dispersed.
Fines Imposed for Influencer
Later in the week, police stated they had served the American online personality known as the influencer, 26, with two traffic infringement notices for negligent driving (with no death or previous bodily harm), carrying a fine of $562 and three demerit points each, 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 major newspaper this week after the incident gained traction on digital platforms, saying he regretted giving "the biking community" a bad reputation.
"I accept the blame. That was one of the safest ride-outs I have witnessed," he said. "I’m coming here as a guest, so I’m going to abide by the laws and norms of the city. So when I decided to do a meet and greet it did not involve a group ride, it was just to say hi 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: either the group rides the full length of the bridge and turns around, an illegal act. Or we turn around, essentially, before we’re on the bridge. And I made the decision at the time to go back."
National Debate on E-Bike Regulation
The spate of e-bikes on roads nationwide has sparked increasing demands for stricter rules. A senior government official, the minister, recently said that illegal ebikes were a "total menace on the road."
"Young people have engaged in reckless acts on bikes since the invention of the penny-farthing [but] the injuries that are presenting at our ERs are absolutely devastating," the minister said. "We must make sure we prevent these things coming into the country [and] police are granted the authority to take strong action, to take them away, to crush them, to dispose of them."
The state reported over two hundred injuries related to ebikes in the previous year. However, in the initial half of 2025, that figure jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four deaths.
