To repeat someone's mistake; to follow the same mistaken path as a predecessor.
先輩たちが犯したミスと同じ轍を踏むわけにはいかない。
We must not make the same mistakes our predecessors did.
あの会社は経営方針を変えなければ、また轍を踏むだろう。
If that company doesn't change its management policy, it will probably repeat the same mistakes.
同じ轍を踏まないために、過去の失敗を徹底的に分析した。
To avoid repeating the same mistakes, we analyzed past failures thoroughly.