If you drive in... the vehicle generally traps air and has a short float period were you can remove your seatbelt and lower the window. Of course, if you weren't wearing a seatbelt, you may be unconscious.
If you went to OHRV/Snowmobile training, and your teacher was any good, they would be able to tell you that in the winter time... you have to open your eyes, follow the bubbles upward, and be aware to head for the brightest spot to avoid being trapped beneath the ice.
That works during the day... during the night, say a last prayer.
Even with the daylight, the shock of water temperature, and the drag of your clothing means that you may have only one small shot of ever pulling yourself back out onto the ice... and have to have the will of a bear to get your drained carcass to warms before hypothermia sets in.
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