I don't think 72cm is that wide. As long as you can cut through traffic without it becoming an annoyance you could go even wider to 75cm.
And yes, cutting through traffic is an issue with 72, I have no inerest in trying 75cm
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I don't think 72cm is that wide. As long as you can cut through traffic without it becoming an annoyance you could go even wider to 75cm.