Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc View Post
Even in the US, though, I am not sure I'd bother to report a line across a bike path that happened once. Would you?
I'd report it for sure. You're lucky to have escaped with minor injuries - this could be a deadly booby trap. The chances of someone actually getting caught, obviously, are small, unless someone's been running their mouth (which happens more often than you might think ) - but I'd still make a report. Occasionally someone is caught and prosecuted.