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NSW police have levied a penalty against an American social media personality and handed out two traffic infringement notices for alleged negligent driving following a swarm of electric bicycle users gathered on the famous Sydney landmark during peak-hour traffic on a weekday.

The Event: A Prohibited Ride

A gathering of around 40 people operating electric bikes and motorbikes travelled along the primary roadway of the bridge, where cycling is prohibited. The assembly then turned around and traveled through the downtown area and a nearby district.

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

Law enforcement indicated they did not chase right away the group out of concerns for public safety but rather found the assembly at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair near the city gardens, at which point they broke up.

Fines Imposed for Content Creator

Later in the week, authorities stated they had issued the American online personality known as Sur Ronster, twenty-six, with two traffic infringement notices for careless operation (with no death or previous bodily harm), carrying a fine of over five hundred dollars and three demerit points each, in relation to the bridge incident. They added that inquiries were continuing.

The influencer reportedly has over 3.4 million followers on one platform and over 1.2m on Instagram.

Creator's Response

The content creator spoke with a major newspaper this week following the event spread rapidly on news sites and social media, stating he was sorry for giving "the biking community" a bad reputation.

"I accept the blame. It was among the safest gatherings I have witnessed," he told the publication. "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 public meeting it did not involve a ride-out, it was just to say hi 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 rides the full length of the bridge and turns around, which is a crime. Or we turn around, essentially, before entering the bridge. I chose at the time to turn around."

Broader Context on E-Bike Regulation

The spate of e-bikes on streets across the country has sparked growing calls for stricter rules. A senior government official, Mark Butler, commented that illegal ebikes were a "complete hazard on the road."

"Kids have done reckless acts on bikes ever since the early bicycle [but] the injuries that are presenting at our hospital emergency departments are truly severe," he said. "We’ve got to make sure we stop these things coming into the country [and] police are granted the authority to crack down, to confiscate them, to crush them, to dispose of them."

NSW recorded 226 injuries related to ebikes in 2024. But, in the initial half of 2025, that number surged to 233 injuries plus four deaths.