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New South Wales police have issued a fine against an US-based online influencer and handed out two traffic infringement notices for alleged reckless operation after a swarm of e-bike riders gathered on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the busy commute on a weekday.

The Event: A Prohibited Ride

A group of approximately 40 people operating electric bikes and motorbikes proceeded along the bridge’s main deck, an area where bicycle riding is banned. The riders then turned around and rode through the city’s CBD and a nearby district.

"There was a risk of serious injury or fatalities," remarked a senior police official David Driver on Wednesday.

Law enforcement said they did not immediately pursue the group due to safety concerns but rather found the group at a scenic Sydney lookout near the Botanic Gardens, where they dispersed.

Penalties Issued for Influencer

Later in the week, police stated they had served the American online personality who goes by Sur Ronster, twenty-six, with two violation tickets for careless operation (with no death or previous bodily harm), carrying a fine of over five hundred dollars and penalty points each, connected to the bridge ride-out. They added that the investigation is ongoing.

The personality reportedly has more than 3.4m followers on YouTube and over 1.2m on Instagram.

Creator's Response

The online figure spoke with a local publication recently following the event gained traction on digital platforms, saying he was sorry for giving "the biking community" a negative image.

"I’ll probably take responsibility. That was among the safest gatherings I have witnessed," he said. "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 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 turn around, basically, 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 sparked growing calls for regulation. The federal health minister, the minister, commented that non-compliant electric bikes were a "complete hazard on the road."

"Young people have engaged in stupid things on bikes ever since the early bicycle [but] the harm that are presenting at our ERs are truly severe," he stated. "We must make sure we stop these things entering the country [and] officers are granted the authority to take strong action, to confiscate them, to destroy them, to destroy them."

NSW recorded 226 injuries related to electric bikes in 2024. But, in the initial half of 2025, that number jumped to two hundred thirty-three injuries plus four fatalities.