diff --git a/src/WebDriver-Tests/WebDriverTest.class.st b/src/WebDriver-Tests/WebDriverTest.class.st
index a178f5d..48d9ffe 100644
--- a/src/WebDriver-Tests/WebDriverTest.class.st
+++ b/src/WebDriver-Tests/WebDriverTest.class.st
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Class {
 { #category : #running }
 WebDriverTest >> setUp [
 	super setUp.
-	webdriver := WebDriver geckodriver.
+	webdriver := WebDriver start: #Firefox.
 	webdriver session.
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/WebDriver/WebDriver.class.st b/src/WebDriver/WebDriver.class.st
index ccabb77..2d850fd 100644
--- a/src/WebDriver/WebDriver.class.st
+++ b/src/WebDriver/WebDriver.class.st
@@ -42,16 +42,33 @@ Class {
 	#category : #WebDriver
 }
 
+{ #category : #testing }
+WebDriver class >> matchesBrowserType: browserType [
+	^ self subclassResponsibility.
+]
+
+{ #category : #accessing }
+WebDriver class >> start: browserType [
+	| emptyOpts |
+	emptyOpts := Dictionary new.
+	^ self start: browserType with: emptyOpts.
+]
+
 { #category : #'instance creation' }
-WebDriver class >> geckodriver [
-	| subproc |
-	subproc := OSSUnixSubprocess new
-					command: 'geckodriver'.
-	[ subproc run ] fork.
-   ^ WebDriverGeckodriver new 
-		browser: subproc
-		server: '127.0.0.1'
-		port: 4444.
+WebDriver class >> start: browserType with: options [
+	"comment stating purpose of class-side method"
+	"scope: class-variables  &  class-instance-variables"	
+			
+	| matchingClass |
+	matchingClass := self subclasses 
+							detect: [ :operationClass | operationClass matchesBrowserType: browserType ]
+							ifNone: [ self ].
+	^ matchingClass startWithOptions: options.
+]
+
+{ #category : #'instance creation' }
+WebDriver class >> startWithOptions: options [
+	^ self subclassResponsibility.
 ]
 
 { #category : #accessing }
diff --git a/src/WebDriver/WebDriverGeckodriver.class.st b/src/WebDriver/WebDriverGeckodriver.class.st
index 3cc04d5..6f0f8a4 100644
--- a/src/WebDriver/WebDriverGeckodriver.class.st
+++ b/src/WebDriver/WebDriverGeckodriver.class.st
@@ -7,6 +7,23 @@ Class {
 	#category : #WebDriver
 }
 
+{ #category : #testing }
+WebDriverGeckodriver class >> matchesBrowserType: browserType [
+	^ browserType = #Firefox
+]
+
+{ #category : #'instance creation' }
+WebDriverGeckodriver class >> startWithOptions: options [
+	| subproc |
+	subproc := OSSUnixSubprocess new 
+						command: 'geckodriver'.
+	[ subproc run ] fork.
+	^ self new
+		browser: subproc
+		server: '127.0.0.1'
+		port: 4444.
+]
+
 { #category : #'private - utilities' }
 WebDriverGeckodriver >> constructCapabilities: caps [